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soil. A frame or cool
than if the buds were left upon the pa-
green-house is rent. Delicate kinds are strenj^thened
suited for its growth
B R U N S F E L S I Four species,
by being worked, as it is technically
termed, upon more robust stocks, as
Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttin^ Good when a tender vine is budded on the
rich soil.
BRUNSVIGIA. Thirteen species.
Syrian, and the double yellow rose upon
the common China. Variegated roses
Green-house bulbous perennials. Off- often lose their distinctive marks if
sets. Rich mould.
The bulbs, while dormant, which is
grown upon their own roots. Roses
budded npon the common brier afford
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during winter, are kept in a cool green- finer flowers than upon their own stems,
' house, in as dry and airy a place as Buds from seedling peaches and pears
possible, until they begin to show leaves; are earlier productive—and produce
then to be potted in three parts good finer fruit — budded upon a robust
turfy loam, one part leaf-mould and stock ; but buds of the pear inserted
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a little silver sand, and placed so that i earlier than the close of August, prothey
have the full benefit of the light. ! duce
branches and not blossoms. Where
When the leaves have grown to about the bud comes in contact with the wood
the stock, a confused line is visible,
between which line and the bark of the
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twelve inches in length, plunge in a |
strong bottom heat, and allow to remain
till the flower-stem pushes clear of the bud new wood is produced, having
leaves, which will be in about four or solely all the characteristics of the pafive
weeks. They must then be gra- rent of the bud. Buds of almost every
dually hardened off and returned to the species succeed with most certainty if
green-house, there to expand their bios- inserted in shoots of the same year's
soms, which consist of a number of from growth : but the small walnut buds suc-
twenty to thirty flowers.
ceed best which are taken from the base
After flowering, every care must be of the annual shoots, where these join
taken of the foliage, by exposing it to the year old wood of that from which
the full influence ofthesuB,and giving the bud is taken. Buds are usually two
plenty of water.
When the plants show an inclination
years later than grafts in producing
fruit, but then every bud will produce a
to rest, water must be altogether with- new plant, but each graft has at least
held.
BRYA. Two species. Stove ever-
three upon it. Buds succeed more readily
than grafts, and if a graft inserted
green shrubs. Cuttings or seed. Very in the spring has failed, a bud may suc-
rich soil.
BRYOPHYLLUM calicinum. Stove
ceed in the summer of the same year.
Buds are ready for removal when their
evergreen shrub. ~ Leaves. Rich loamy shield, or bark attached to them, sepa-
soil.
BUCIDA buceras. Stove evergreen
tree. Ripe cuttings. Loam and peat.
BUDS. The buds are organized parts
of a plant, of an ovate or conical form,
and containing the rudiments of future
branches, leaves, and flowers, which ! the
rates readily from the wood. This is
usually in July or August, and is intimated
by the buds being well developed
in the axillae of the presentyear's leaves.
Scallop-budding may be done almost at
anv season. Buds should be taken from
middle of the shoot ; those from its
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remain latent until circumstances favour point are said to make wood too freely,
their development. The same buds ac- and those from the base to be more uncordingly,
as circumstances vary, pro- excitable, and consequently less prompt
duce either flowers or leaves. Buds to vegetate.
spring from the alburnum, to which Stocks for budding may be much
they are always connected by central smaller than for grafting, even on the
vessels.
BUDDING is the art of making a bud
unite to the stem or branch (then called
the stock) of another tree or shrub, in-
dependently from its parent. The ob-
same year's shoot. Several buds may
be inserted on older branches, and thus
a good head be obtained at once. On
stocks of long standing, scallop-budding
is to be adopted. Just after rain,
ject thus attained is a rapid multiplica- and when there is no violent wind, is a
tion of that parent ; and in the case of! time to be preferred for budding. Whatseedlings,
an earlier production of fruit ever mode ofbudding is adopted, quick-