. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. MICTllOUS Ol- ]iUDJMNG 259 the average is probably about ten. The leaf buds near the tips of the twigs are generally not mature enough to be safe to use, so they and the flower buds are thrown away. Flower buds are plumper and more pointed than leaf buds, so are easily recognized. The buds are cut from the bud sticks with a thin- bladed, razor-edged knife, usually as follows ; With the bud stick held in one hand (Fig. 202), the knife is started about three-fourths inch above or below the bud, accord- ing to the preferen
. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. MICTllOUS Ol- ]iUDJMNG 259 the average is probably about ten. The leaf buds near the tips of the twigs are generally not mature enough to be safe to use, so they and the flower buds are thrown away. Flower buds are plumper and more pointed than leaf buds, so are easily recognized. The buds are cut from the bud sticks with a thin- bladed, razor-edged knife, usually as follows ; With the bud stick held in one hand (Fig. 202), the knife is started about three-fourths inch above or below the bud, accord- ing to the preference of the operator, and a cut through the bark into the wood is made toward the operator's body until a bud with about an inch of bark and wood is almost severed from the twig. The knife is then with-. FIG. 204—VARIOUS STYLES OF BUDDING KNIVES A, florists*; B, D, knives with closing blades and bone bark lifters; C, E, ,;losing Mades without bark lifters; F, 0, H, styles of stationary bladed nursery budding 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 Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville), 1868-1946. New York : Orange Judd Company
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