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15. Budding. — The seedlings, when two years old, are strong enough for 
budding. This operation is performed in the usual way, during the month of 
August. After budding, place the plants under a hand-glass. 
16. In a month after the operation, it will be seen whether the buds have taken, 
by their plump appearance ; untie them, and place them in the greenhouse, where 
they must remain all winter. 
17. In March, head the stocks, for the first time, to about three inches above the 
buds, and plunge the pots in a hot-bed, and by the following August they will have 
made shoots from a foot and a half to two feet long. Expose them by degrees, until 
they will bear the temperature of the conservatory or greenhouse. 
18. Grafting. — There are many ways of grafting, all of which are successful 
if carefully performed. The stocks should be two years old before they are grafted. 
From the beginning to the middle of April is the best time for whip grafting — 
March for slit, and many other modes of grafting. 
