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12s ‘I’HE N17RSERF-MANUAL
The illustration, Fig. 139, shows some of the Mails of shieldbudding
(OH x small scale) as described by Peck in a Cornell
Reading-Course Lesson : 1, bud-sticks ; 2, cutting the bud ; 3, the
L...J” uLlcc3 reak -i y for settmg l ; 4, the stock made ready 7 * 5, the bud
inserted.
The bud must now be tied. The whole matrix should be
closed and bound securely, as represented in Figs. 140, 143.
The string is usually started below the bud, being
wrapped twice below and about thrice above it, in
fruit-trees, t,he lower end being held by lapping the
second course over it, and the upper end being secured
by drn,wing a bow through under the upper
course or sometimes by tying an ordinary hard knot.
Waxed string or bandage is sometimes used, as in
Fig. 131. Care should be taken not to bind the
string directly over the bud itself.
The strings are previously cut the required lengthabout
one foot - and the tying is performed very
quickly. Any fjoft cord may be employed. Yarn
and carpet warp are sometimes used. Formerly the
FIG. 140.
most common material was bass-bark. This is the
The bud inner bark of the basswood or linden. The bark
tied (x 4).
is stripped in early summer, and the inner portion is
macerated or “rotted ” in wa.ter for four or five weeks. It is
then removed, cut into the desired lengths, and stripped into
narrow bands-one-fourth to one-half inch wide - when it may
be sorted and stored away for future use. If it is stiff and harsh
when it comes from the maceration, it should be pounded lightly
or rubbed through the hands until it becomes soft and pliable.
The best tying material we now have is undoubtedly raffia.
It is an imported article, coming from the eastern tropics (the
product of the palm Raphia Ru&z), and it is so cheap that it is
superseding even bass-bark. It is strong and pliable, and is
an excellent material for tying plants in the greenhouse or