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LP'RQP~~G~~TIOLV BY BUDDING AND GRAFTING 125with the blade. A good form of blade, but one seldom made,has a rounded end, the YIpper side of the curve being groundFI(;. 13-1. Budding-knives. The two-bladed form is a combined budding- andgrafting-knife.simply to a thin edge. This blade may be used both for cuttingthe bark and loosening it, thus overcoming the necessityFIG. 135. Budding-knife wit,h stnt,icmary blade (x a).of reversing the knife eater>. time a bud is set. The bladeof a common budding-knife cm be ground to this shape. Inlarge fruit-tree nurseries the knifeshown in Fig. 135 (anti the top onein Fig. 134) is in ~nimon use.This is ;I cheap knife with a stationaryblade. When using this knife,the operator ~I)CMW the bark wit.11thp 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