. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 66 BULLETIN 815, U. S. DEPARTMEISTT OF AGEICULTURE. as to allow free access to the limbs in which the buds are to be placed. Usually from three to five strong limbs should be selected which can furnish the framework for the new top. The buds should be in- serted iu the limbs from 1 to 2 feet from the forks. Two buds are. Fig. 14.—Unproductive lemon tree of the Villa Franca variety top-worked with buds of the Lisbon strain. The photograph was taken one year after the budding was done and soon afterwards the main framewo
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 66 BULLETIN 815, U. S. DEPARTMEISTT OF AGEICULTURE. as to allow free access to the limbs in which the buds are to be placed. Usually from three to five strong limbs should be selected which can furnish the framework for the new top. The buds should be in- serted iu the limbs from 1 to 2 feet from the forks. Two buds are. Fig. 14.—Unproductive lemon tree of the Villa Franca variety top-worked with buds of the Lisbon strain. The photograph was taken one year after the budding was done and soon afterwards the main framework limbs were again cut back and only one growth from the rebuds was left on each limb. This tree and the one shown in figure 13 are in the same orchard and were top-worked at the same time. generally placed in each limb, and as one of these buds is likely to develop if this method is followed a perfect stand usually can be ob- tained. In about 10 days or two weeks after the buds have been inserted they will form a union with the limbs and the wounds will. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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