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are readily distinguishable upon close examination 
and are situated immediately above a leaf-scar. It 
is not necessary for the bud-patch to fit the excised 
area on the stock exactly, as this space serves as 
an outlet for the latex which exudes from the patch. 
On cutting the bud-patch from the branch, a portion 
of wood is frequently removed also; this must be 
taken out with the point of the knife. The bud- 
patch after insertion is covered by the tongue of 
bark on the stock and then bound up with a strip 
of the waxed cloth which, when rubbed over gently 
with the hands, becomes softened and adheres to 
the stem. To prevent the latex from the stock from 
forming a film over the exposed cambium and thus 
preventing the proper union of the stock and the 
bud-patch, it is necessary to outline a number of 
the incisions a short time before the bud is actually 
removed and inserted beneath the tongue of bark 
of the stock. 
After two weeks from the time of budding, the 
binding is removed; the tongue of bark is cut away 
and the bud-patch examined. Failures may have 
another bud inserted on the opposite side of the 
stock and be treated as before. 
The successful stocks are left for a week, when 
they are cut back to within a foot of the living bud.. 
Any lateral shoots that appear must be removed. 
The majority of the buds will sprout within a month, 
but 25 per cent, may take as long as six months to 
grow. The stocks are ready for removal to the field 
when the sprouting bud is from one to three inches 
long. After the young trees are firmly established 
the upper portion of the stock should be sawn off to 
within one inch of the growing bud. A skilled coolie 
