. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. half full of damp moss; some cotton, worsted, soft bast, or ratafia tie—if either of the latter, the softest and finest to be chosen, cut into lengths of about a foot and tied into a bunch, so as to be hung from a waistcoat-button for this operation— and a sharp budding-knife. That with a round- ended blade at one end, and a sharp wedge-shaped handle at the other, is the best. The use of all these wiU be obvious as we proceed. The Actual Kemoval of the Buds and their Insertion into the Stocks—Cut a branch, or part of the branch, ofE the Rose-tree or. T
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. half full of damp moss; some cotton, worsted, soft bast, or ratafia tie—if either of the latter, the softest and finest to be chosen, cut into lengths of about a foot and tied into a bunch, so as to be hung from a waistcoat-button for this operation— and a sharp budding-knife. That with a round- ended blade at one end, and a sharp wedge-shaped handle at the other, is the best. The use of all these wiU be obvious as we proceed. The Actual Kemoval of the Buds and their Insertion into the Stocks—Cut a branch, or part of the branch, ofE the Rose-tree or. T'lg. 11.—Briar with Prickles Subbed o£E for Budding. Fig. 12.—The Briar with the Buds Inserted, one Tied in. removed of necessity to enable the bud with its section of bark to be easily slid into the stock, and the best way to remove them is to rub them ofE side- ways with the thumb. If they come off easily, the wood is in a good state for budding; if with difficulty, the most favourable season has already The Time to Bud.—Taking an average of seasons, the last week of June and the first three weeks in July will be found the very best time for budding. AH the more essential conditions already described will be found to be fuUy developed at this particular season. Preliminary Preparations.—These are a supply of labels, or numbers, with ties attached for prompt use; a small pan or watering-pot about bush that is to be thus propagated. It is generally necessary to cut almost the whole of it, as tbe best buds will mostly be found towards its base. If those nearer the top are not sufficiently developed, cut the shoot back to the last good bud, then care- fully rub off the prickles; and cut off the leaves, leaving a small portion of the leaf-stalk intact, and lay it on the damp moss or place it in water (Fig. 10). The same care must be taken of every other shoot, and in fact very few should be taken off at a time, as nothing lessens the chances of success in budding mo
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