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P'RQP~~G~~TIOLV BY BUDDING AND GRAFTING 125
with the blade. A good form of blade, but one seldom made,
has a rounded end, the YIpper side of the curve being ground
FI(;. 13-1. Budding-knives. The two-bladed form is a combined budding- and
grafting-knife.
simply to a thin edge. This blade may be used both for cutting
the bark and loosening it, thus overcoming the necessity
FIG. 135. Budding-knife wit,h stnt,icmary blade (x a).
of reversing the knife eater>. time a bud is set. The blade
of a common budding-knife cm be ground to this shape. In
large fruit-tree nurseries the knife
shown in Fig. 135 (anti the top one
in Fig. 134) is in ~nimon use.
This is ;I cheap knife with a stationary
blade. When using this knife,
the operator ~I)CMW the bark wit.11
thp rou~&d edge of the blade.
FIG. 136. C:utt,ing the bud.
Fig. U(i), but some prefer to make a downward incision.
It does not matter just how the bud is cut, if the surfaces are