. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. I04 GRAFTAGE. of budding over a longer season, thereby avoiding the rush which often occurs at the regular budding time. It is also a very useful means of top-working trees, for the buds start the same season in which the buds are set, and a whole sea- son is thereby saved as compared with the common summer or fall budding. Budders usually carry a number of " sticks " with them when they enter the nursery. These may be carried in the pocket, or thrust into the boot-leg; or some budd
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. I04 GRAFTAGE. of budding over a longer season, thereby avoiding the rush which often occurs at the regular budding time. It is also a very useful means of top-working trees, for the buds start the same season in which the buds are set, and a whole sea- son is thereby saved as compared with the common summer or fall budding. Budders usually carry a number of " sticks " with them when they enter the nursery. These may be carried in the pocket, or thrust into the boot-leg; or some budders carry four or five sticks in the hand. The budder follows a row throughout its length, passing over those trees which are too small to work. It is a common practice to rest upon one knee while budding, as shown in Fig. 95, but some prefer to use a low stool. It is a common practice, in some nursery regions, ^^ for budders to use a low box with half of the top covered to serve as a seat, and the box is used for carrying buds, string, knives and whetstone. The tying is usually done by a boy, who should follow close behind the budder, in order that the buds shall not dry out. An expert budder will set from 1,000 to 3,000 buds a day, in good stock, and with a boy (or two of them for the latter speed) to tie. Peach stocks are more rapidly budded than most others, as the bark is firm and slips easily, and some remarkable records are made by skillful workmen. Budding is sometimes employed the same as top-grafting for changing over the top of an old tree from one variety to another. The buds cannot be easily inserted in very old and stiff bark, but in all smooth and fresh bark they work readily, even if the limb is three or four years old ; but the. P5. Budder at 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 w
Size: 1969px × 1269px
Photo credit: © Central Historic Books / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, booksubjectgardening, booksubjectplantpropagati
