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the cut already made in the stock. Take 
a piece of damp raffia about six inches long 
A CHEAP, DURABLE BUDDING KNIFE 
and place the centre of it just below the 
bud. Bring it around back of the stock, 
cross it, and bring it up over the bud, 
crossing it again. Repeat this operation 
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and tie with a single knot on the south 
side. In about ten days this raffia should 
be cut to prevent its girdling the tree. The 
following spring, if the bud is living, the 
