The practical fruit grower . rted under the raised bark of the stock and pressed down by means of the remain-ing part of the leaf stem, Fig. 10. If the bark does not peel easily enough to be raised by the pressure upon the bud, the stock is not in the best condition for success; and it may be necessary to raise it by the use of the rounded portion of the blade of the knife. After the bud is in position, it istied by holding one end of theband in the left hand, placing itagainst the stock, and windingthe other end over the first, so asto hold it while both hands areemployed to bind the bud smoo
The practical fruit grower . rted under the raised bark of the stock and pressed down by means of the remain-ing part of the leaf stem, Fig. 10. If the bark does not peel easily enough to be raised by the pressure upon the bud, the stock is not in the best condition for success; and it may be necessary to raise it by the use of the rounded portion of the blade of the knife. After the bud is in position, it istied by holding one end of theband in the left hand, placing itagainst the stock, and windingthe other end over the first, so asto hold it while both hands areemployed to bind the bud smoothlyand firmly; winding first upward,crossing above the bud, returningand tying below the bud, as shownin Fig. 11. The most importantpoint in tying is to bind the barkdown firmly and smoothly overthe bud. After the trees havebeen budded a week or two, de-pending upon the condition of theweather, they should be examined,and if the growth is such that thebands are cutting into the stock soma u as to injure them, they should be. 10 FORMING THE TREE. loosened and re-tied; or cut on the back side, if the bud is foundwell united with the stock. The next spring after budding, the stock is cut off with a sharpknife, placing the blade on the side opposite the bud at the height ofthe cross-cut, and making an upward stroke, so that the knife willcome out about one inch above the bud. When growth begins itwill be found that the buds of the stock will start more vigorouslythan the one inserted, and when they are an inch or two long,they should be broken off, that the growth may all go with theinserted bud. Nursery Culture.—The after-treatment of the bud and root-graft, in the nursery, should be the same; the object being thegrowth of clean, healthy, well-formed trees. Only one shootshould be allowed to grow, and if laterals start out, they must bepinched off. At the end of the first seasons growth, or beforethey start in the spring following, the stocks are to be cut back tothe ground, an
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