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especially on large limbs, and its evils should be mitigated as1nuc11 a~ possible by choosing small limbs for the operation.III ~~okmion practice, the cion (E’ig. 167)bears three buds, the lowest one standingjust above the wedge. This lowestbud is usually entirely covered with wax,but it pushes through without difficulty.In fact, being nearest the source of foodand most protected, its chances of livingark‘ greater than those of the higher buds.The sides of the cion must becut smooth and even. A singledraw cut on each side with asharp blade is rrmch better thantwo or three partial cuts. Agood grafter makes a cion bythree strokt~s of the knife, oneto wt off tlw rht1 and two toshape it. ‘lh outer c+e ofthe w&t: sl~oultl 1)~ a littlethicker than the iunc’r, so thatThe stork or stub must be cut 0M’ square andsmooth with a sharp tml preferably fine-toothedl:I,i. 1ci7a saw. If OIW desires to btx specially careful it1 the(‘ldt-graft operation, the end of the st.ub, or at least two OppOviori(.x 1).site sitltls of it, may be dressed off with a knife, sothat. the juncture l)etween the bark and the wood may bemore easily seen. Professional grafters rarely resort LO this