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1* employed on young fruit-trees, and with
thy stone-hits ill Ilursery prwtice. It is also used in roses
2111(1 IllilllJ- OI’I1i1I.11~‘Iltill t7ecs. Grafting is in common use for
u-orking-over the tops of large trees, and it is also employed
t~stcwsiwly in certain kinds of nursery practice as the rootgrafting
of apples and the veneer-grafting of ornamental
stock.
IJudding i s r~ommonly performed in the growing season,
usually in summer or early fall, because mature buds can be
procured at that time, and young stocks are then large enough
to be worked readily. But budding can be done in early spring,
as soon as the bark loosens; in this case perfectly dormant
buds must hal-e bec~n taken in winter and kept in a cellar,
ice-house or other ~~~01 place.
Iludding is always best accomplished when the bark slips or
peels easily. It c’an be undertaken when the bark is tight, but