CHAP. IV. j 
BUDDING. 
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in September. Of these points the most 
important are the joining closely the bark of 
the bud to the wood of the stock* and the 
performing the operation in moist* or at 
least in cloudy weather; and if these are at¬ 
tended to there is little doubt of success. 
When the young shoot begins to grow* it is 
usual to shorten the branches of the stock* 
so as to throw the whole vigour of the tree 
into the bud. It is singular to observe that 
even when the operation is most successful* 
no intimate union takes place between the 
bud and the stock: they grow firmly together* 
but they do not incorporate* and the point 
of union may always be distinctly traced. 
It must always be remembered that a 
plant can only be budded on another plant 
of the same nature as itself; thus a peach 
may be budded on a plum* as they are both 
stone fruits* and both belong to the same 
section of the natural order Ilosacese; but a 
peach can neither be budded on a walnut* 
which belongs to another natural order* nor 
even on an apple or a pear* both of which* 
though belonging to the order Rosacese, are 
kerneled fruits* and are included in another 
section. 
