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130 THE NURSERY-MANUALoff just above the bud, in order to throw the entire force of theplant into the bud. The stock is generally, and preferablycut ofl twice. The first cutting leaves the stub 4 or 5 incheslong above the bud. This cutting is made as soon as the stocksbegin to show an) signs of activity. Two weeks later, orwhen the bud has begun to grow (theshoot having reached the length of aninch or two), the stock is again cut of? ahalf inch above the bud (Fig. 142). Agreater proportion of buds will usuallygrow if this double heading-in is done, inoutdoor conditions, than if the stock iscut back to the bud. at the first operation.Sometimes the stub of the stock is cutlong to serve as a stake to which to tiethe bud, preventing it from blowing outand keeping it straight. Fig. 143 showsthis at 3 ; and the total removal of theFIG. 142. Cutting off stub is shown at 3. (Peck, Cornell.)the stock.If the root is strong a.nd the soil good,the bud will grow 2 to G feet the first year, depending much onthe species. All sprouts should be kept rubbed off the stock,and the bud should be trained to a single stem. In weakand crooked growers, the new shoot must be tied, and somepropagators in such cases cut off the stock 5 or. 6 inches abovethe bud and let it serve as a sta.ke to which to tie (3, Fig.143) ; but this operation is too expensive to be employed oncommon fruit-trees. The stock, of course, must not be allowedto grow. Late in the season the stock is cut downclose to the bud. Peaches and some other fruits are soldafter having made one season’s growth from the bud, butpea.rs, apples, and most other trees are not often sold until thesecond or third year.“ June-budding” is a term applied to the budding of stocks