. The fruit grower's handbook [microform] : a concise manual of directions for the selection and culture of the best hardy fruits in the garden or orchard. Fruit-culture. 128 PRINCIPLES OF a. b. Tree inarclin<l to sustain growth. as possible. If the scions are dry, it is -well to extend the wax over them. (11) 67. The process of Budding is simple, yet practice gives a manual dexterity, which contributes much to success. As the rather tender buds of the same season are used (19) and the opera- tion is performed in the summer season, it should be done quickly to prevent the drying o
. The fruit grower's handbook [microform] : a concise manual of directions for the selection and culture of the best hardy fruits in the garden or orchard. Fruit-culture. 128 PRINCIPLES OF a. b. Tree inarclin<l to sustain growth. as possible. If the scions are dry, it is -well to extend the wax over them. (11) 67. The process of Budding is simple, yet practice gives a manual dexterity, which contributes much to success. As the rather tender buds of the same season are used (19) and the opera- tion is performed in the summer season, it should be done quickly to prevent the drying of the parts. But the scion or stick from which the bud is taken, can be kept several days in a cool damp /f place, if firm and ripe. Budding is performed whenever the bark peels freely, and the scions from which the buds are taken, are woody and mature enough to remain sound until the parts heal—between June 20, and the middle of September. Use a sharp knife to cut off the bud and take a little of the wood with it. Push the bud gently down to the lower extremity of the slit in the stock, and tie closely. If the string becomes very tight in ten days or two weeks, open it. Yarn, cotton wick, or lin-wood bark may be used to tie. Plums should be budded early. Thrifty young shoots are best for budding, but sometimes, when the sap is in free full flow, the cambium heals be- neath the bud without knitting to it. A close ligature, or pinching the end of the shoot, will prevent this. The stock has a degree of influence over the graft, modifying the fruit in color, flavor, season, &c. to a slight extent. A modification of grafting can some- times be used to save the life of a large bearing tree, when injured by freezing of the sap (17), or girdled at the root by mice, or when the roots are injured by worms. Plant 3 or more stout well rooted stocks (a. h.) round the tree close to the stem, and as soon in April as the bark will peel, cut slits as for budding, but upwards, and insert
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