. Agriculture for beginners. as you wish, upon one tree. Forthis experiment, however, you willfind it better to resort to cleft graft-ing, which is illustrated in Fig. 68. Luther Burbank, the originator ofthe Burbank potato, in attemptingto find a variety of apple suitable tothe California climate, grafted morethan five hundred kinds of applescions on one tree, so that he mightwatch them side by side and deter-mine which kind was best suited toconditions in that state. SECTION XXIII — BUDDING Fig. 69. How to cut aBud from a Scion If, instead of an apple tree, youwere raising a plum or a peach,
. Agriculture for beginners. as you wish, upon one tree. Forthis experiment, however, you willfind it better to resort to cleft graft-ing, which is illustrated in Fig. 68. Luther Burbank, the originator ofthe Burbank potato, in attemptingto find a variety of apple suitable tothe California climate, grafted morethan five hundred kinds of applescions on one tree, so that he mightwatch them side by side and deter-mine which kind was best suited toconditions in that state. SECTION XXIII — BUDDING Fig. 69. How to cut aBud from a Scion If, instead of an apple tree, youwere raising a plum or a peach,you would probably in the place of grafting use budding is also employed for apples, pears,. Fig. 70. The Steps in Budding HOW TO RAISE A FRUIT TREE 87 cherries, oranges, and lemons. The process is as single bud is cut from the scion and is then insertedunder the bark of a one-year-old peachseedling, so that the cambium of the budand stock may grow together. Cut scions of the kind of fruit tree youdesire from a one-year-old twig of the samevariety. Wrap them in a clean, moistcloth until you are ready to use before using cut the bud from thescion, as shown in Fig. 69. This bud isnow ready to be inserted on the north sideof the stock, just two or three inches abovethe ground. The north side is selected toavoid the sun. Now, as shown at a inFig. 70, make a cross and an up-and-downincision, or cut, on thestock; pull the bark back carefully, asshown in B\ insert the bud C, as shownin Z>; then fold the bark back, and wrapwith yarn or raffia, as shown in E. Assoon as the bud and branches have united,remove the wrapping to prevent its cut-ting the bark, and cut
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