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Fig. 30 shows the method of inserting the bud. Make a couple of cuts in 
the back, like those marked b, taking care not to cut deeper than is necessary 
for the easy lifting of the rind. With the back of the handle of the budding- 
knife, lift up the bark of the 
stock as gently as possible, raising 
it away from the wood the whole 
length of the cut. This is best 
accomplished by slipping or slid¬ 
ing the bone handle downwards, 
after it is well inserted under the 
rind. Any smooth piece of bone 
or hard wood will do equally as 
well as a budding-knife. Having 
raised or loosened the bark, slip 
the bud under it; starting from 
the cross cut marked c. Slide 
the bud well home; the closer 
to the stock in this case, and the 
nearer to the roots in the case of 
dwarfs, the better it will be. The 
bud will now be in its proper 
position (d), and it only remains 
to tie it in securely, so that when 
all is finished it represents e in 
Fig. 30. In about a month, or 
sometimes less, the bud will 
either be well set to the stock, 
or it will be dead ; in the latter 
case, there will be plenty of time 
to try again. The following 
season cut the shoot back to within a couple of inches of the bud, then in 
due course you will be rewarded with a fine shoot of growth. Some few 
growers advocate shortening the shoulders containing the bud during the first 
season. The majority of them, however, agree in leaving them intact until 
pruning time during the following season. 
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