. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. PEOPAGATION. 29 "With the average sorts, however, the tendency among the more ex- perienced nurserymen is much inclined to favor the patch method, which may be performed witli any of tlie tools illustrated in figures 12, 13, 14,' and 16. The buds best suited to annular or patch budding are those in the axils of the leaves at the base of the current season's growth. It is well worth the time required to clip the leaves away, close to the buds, 10 days or 2 weeks before the bud is wanted, for by so doing the wound will heal over before the bud
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. PEOPAGATION. 29 "With the average sorts, however, the tendency among the more ex- perienced nurserymen is much inclined to favor the patch method, which may be performed witli any of tlie tools illustrated in figures 12, 13, 14,' and 16. The buds best suited to annular or patch budding are those in the axils of the leaves at the base of the current season's growth. It is well worth the time required to clip the leaves away, close to the buds, 10 days or 2 weeks before the bud is wanted, for by so doing the wound will heal over before the bud is needed; otherwise a serious lessening of the vigor of the bud through evaporation may take place. CARE OF ANNULAR AND PATCH BUDS. In annular budding the added ring of bark sometimes unites with the stock promptly, permitting the upward flow of sap to proceed without much interference. "\^lien this is the case the top should be carefully pruned back to such a degree as is necessary to direct sufficient sap into the new bud to cause it to swell. This pruning should not be done with too great sever- ity, as an oversupply of sap is liable to accumu- late under the bark of the new bud and cause it to deca}^ or, as it is termed, " to drown " the bud. If the tree is young and the growth has been rapid, precaution should be exercised in cutting back the top in order not to expose the tender bark to the heat of the sun. A sufficient amount of foliage should be left as a protection from the hot sun. If the supply of sap be limited, it will be well to cut out all buds in the top of the stock as shown in figure 15. All dormant buds, both above and below the new bud, should be rubbed off as soon as they begin to swell. The wrapping about the new bud must be cut as soon as growth begins. As the union of a bud with a stock made by any method of budding is at first merely the uniting together of bark and not of wood, it is necessarily weak during the first few months. To avoi
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