. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. GRAFTAGE. previously explained. The bud is now inserted in the cleft of the bark. It is pushed down part way by the fingers, as in Fig. gi, but it is usually driven home by pushing down upon the leaf-stalk handle with the back of the knife-blade. The entire bud should pass into the cleft; or if a portion of it should project above, it should be cut off. If the bark peels freely, the bud will slip in easily and will follow the cleft, but if it sticks j somewhat, more care is necessary to preve
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. GRAFTAGE. previously explained. The bud is now inserted in the cleft of the bark. It is pushed down part way by the fingers, as in Fig. gi, but it is usually driven home by pushing down upon the leaf-stalk handle with the back of the knife-blade. The entire bud should pass into the cleft; or if a portion of it should project above, it should be cut off. If the bark peels freely, the bud will slip in easily and will follow the cleft, but if it sticks j somewhat, more care is necessary to prevent the bud from running out. If the bark is very tight, it may have to be loosened with the knife throughout the length of the cleft; but ' budding should be performed, if possible, when such pains is not necessary. The bud must now be tied. The whole matrix should be closed and bound securely, as repre- sented in Fig. 92. The string is usually started be- low the bud, usually being wrapped twice below the bud and about thrice above it, in fruit-trees, the lower end being held by lapping the second course over it, and the upper end being secured by drawing a bow through under the upper course, or sometimes by tying an ordi- nary hard knot. Care should be taken not to §IM bind the string over the bud itself. The strings |l(a are previously cut the required length—about a foot—and the tying is performed very quickly. Any soft cord may be employed. Yarn and carpet warp are sometimes used. The most 9^: Jf'^i^i"' common material, at least until the last few years, has been bass-bark. This is the inner bark of the bass-wood or linden. The bark is stripped in early summer, and the inner portion is macerated or. 5>/. Sufi entering matrix (xj^).. 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 Bailey, L.
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