. The American fruit culturist. l-y^^-, t , ?J^^ ^tlines furnishes the best developed and ripened Making and Packing buds. Fig. 31 is theappearance of the shoot afterthe leaves are cut off. Fig. 32shows the manner in whichthe budding-knife is insertedunder the bud for its removal; and Fig. 33 the position inwhich the shoot is held during the operation. Fig. 36 showsa common method of making the buds by cutting upwards. Fig. 40.—Grafts Packed for Sendingby Mail. 32 PROPAGATION. Care of Grafts.—In cutting, the name may be kept tem-porarily by writing with a common lead-pencil on a shave
. The American fruit culturist. l-y^^-, t , ?J^^ ^tlines furnishes the best developed and ripened Making and Packing buds. Fig. 31 is theappearance of the shoot afterthe leaves are cut off. Fig. 32shows the manner in whichthe budding-knife is insertedunder the bud for its removal; and Fig. 33 the position inwhich the shoot is held during the operation. Fig. 36 showsa common method of making the buds by cutting upwards. Fig. 40.—Grafts Packed for Sendingby Mail. 32 PROPAGATION. Care of Grafts.—In cutting, the name may be kept tem-porarily by writing with a common lead-pencil on a shavedportion of the shoot (Fig. 37); but for packing away perma-nently, write the name on both sides of a strip of shingle, saya foot long and half an inch wide (Fig. 38), and tie this upwith the scions, the outside writing readily showing the name,the inner to refer to in case the outside is erased (Fig. 39).Scions not fully hardy, as of most sorts of plums, should be Fig. 41. Fig. 42. Fig. 43- Fig. 44. cut early in winter, or before they have been exposed and in-jured by severe cold. In order to send scions by mail, t
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