. The American fruit culturist. setting is controlled somewhat by circum-stances ; if deep, the soil may be too cold to start them well;if not deep enough, the drought of summer may destroy active hand will set two or three thousand in a day, andin rare instances five thousand. IV. Budding. Budding consists in introducing the bud of one tree, with aportion of bark and a little adhering wood, beneath the barkof another, and upon the face of the newly forming wood. Itmust be performed while the stock is in a state of vigorousgrowth. An incision is made lengthwise through the bark ofthe s
. The American fruit culturist. setting is controlled somewhat by circum-stances ; if deep, the soil may be too cold to start them well;if not deep enough, the drought of summer may destroy active hand will set two or three thousand in a day, andin rare instances five thousand. IV. Budding. Budding consists in introducing the bud of one tree, with aportion of bark and a little adhering wood, beneath the barkof another, and upon the face of the newly forming wood. Itmust be performed while the stock is in a state of vigorousgrowth. An incision is made lengthwise through the bark ofthe stock, and a small cut at right angles at the top, the wholesomewhat resembling the letter T, Fig. 64. A bud is thentaken from a shoot of the present years growth, by shavingoflE the bark an inch or an inch and a half in length, with a 42 PROP A GA TION. small part of the wood directly beneath the bud, Fig. 65. Itis not a common practice in this country to take the thinshield of wood out of the butt, but it is sometimes done ad-.
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