The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-14
ACiIcUf.TuRE.
BUDDING TREES.

OF Edgefeld Is. c. 10 ,he Editor Of the Ameri-
eau Farmer, aud inserted Ia the ist No oil the
4Ih vol of that wurl
The season Of grating is somewhat short aud
precious whilst thai Of budding Is lasliag aud
verv certain. Moreover, many trees will bud
perfectly we'll, which will not graf at all as
the mulberry. &c Bidding OF ineculaiion is
The very sample arr ni engraiing one t,re an
other hymakins inci>ion through the bark
only of the stock, suiiiciert 20 make bare smn
surface of The wood white little ship of barb
| containing single bud OF q SIZE corresponding
with The incision made on he stuck, is lifted es-
actly aud speedily on the spot oil fAnod deprived
oflis original bark. Although midsurnmer is
the usual time allotted for budding it mny be
performed with success fiom the first of May.
ill the las, Of September. or even Inter
think have succeeded better in September than
any month with such buds as had n suflaieney
OF sap TO peel freely. And TO insure success
VIII here remark, thai both gratis and stocks
| should nj all times abonpd will sap For early
| budding select shoot 8f the preceding years
growta1 but ifdeierrea TO the lime usua,y pre-
scrhed SAY mldsnnnler) tRkn the best grown
shoot Of The same year with good rroniintui
buds Something Aiger than the size feeom.
nended for grating. Cut oni a little billet Of
wood an inch long, having the bud in the mud.
die now having placed II On the stock Intended
20 receive H. mark THE bark thereof with the knife
az cast, end thus, ioI the more precise fitting OF
the stripjof bark To be introduced then make an
incsion quite through the bark without mnleri-
ally igjuring the wood. Thus now raise the
bark With The thumb nail ot poinl of the knife
aud ius anily apply the bnrk containing tire bud
which may he conveniently separated from ~
wood by the thumb mil or point 81 the knife
Perhaps the operator viii find il more conye
II A IL
bud. Thus the twig will serve rs a kind oi han.
die 10 turn off the bud with more despatch ard
safety bu whatever method may bc chosen
tor separating the bud, no time should be lost
after having II adjusted, i'll II he close tied on
with wooller string, sufficiently strong for the
purpose Observing TO wrap above and below
the bud neatly. without comprising the bud n
self The strings should be smeared with eTan.
ing wax, Which will make them better 10 tie en- /
clude the air, and remain sound Tor future ope-
| ratons. An evening OF moist day should be
preferred for this method OF grating also. One
week is sufficient for the strings 10 remain,
| for ii the butts have moi effected thei union IL
that time, they never Will. ifthey do mol APP
pear wthered a, the time of,cmovmg the strings.
of shortly iheTcRiter, II may fairly be presumed
they will live but il wiihered, the stocks ,nHy
| be forthwith Tebudded. All the writer's | have
read on budding, state that the buds do not put
out tiii the succeeding year until Mr.. Andrew
| Knight recommended the forcing OF them by
| strong lgaturo above the inserted buds, with
tie intent 20 check the flow of sap by them but
afterwards remove the gaiures, lest they have
| too much sap. This appears 10 me like water
/ ing plant I'll Il has good starr. and then with
/ drawing our care hher Mr.. knight has hfen
al the trouble 10 remove his ligulures he will
| find his initiated buds again checked " not star.
we'd by the older branches drawing the sap from
them. My mehod of lorcdg deem to be far
| mere simple saan a. Ascertain my butts
| will livt which may be known IN about u week
| ifihc stock he small INSTANTLY head Il down
| with one stroke ofmy knife immediately above
the bud wish 10 nouiisb. lfthe stock be large.
| ampnlate the principal branches the conse-
| quenee is an immediate bursting of all the latent
| buds, together it'll the inoculated. As the ~.
grated branches multiply, diminish the mum
Der Of be original ones, ,ill nothing remains
bat the new tree nor will il be long, tl IN
gems erih atoGinpt rams |eiicibus drbos, Mgo.
tHype n0bas G0gdes, Fl non sua poma"
| From this simple treatment, my buds will ox
tend II inserted early, many feet with numerous
branches the same summer and he prepared 10
produce a crop OF fluit the cushing year uay,
mafe strange 10 tell the same year in seine IN
sutets.- Let the tbeorisiug ofehadst who is
| fearful 81 Is summer pruning, (because hig books
nor laihtf nave not i6ld MN oi ~ Tecoiler
what Is the consequence Of breaking riding
| switch, OF half the b0nghs OF the tree being torn
Of by weight of fruit. or other accident Whe.
ther IS death the re .ut, or a sudden production
oi numerous thriving shoots IN some cases gay
flowers By the by think the growing sea.
son the proper nme Tor ptunng, and practice II
accordingly Hnt whatever may be the princi-
Piles OF vegetable life, the buds OF trces mny be
thus snfrly forced and If they are not ~ some
umc, or olhcr forced in the way here recommcn
ded they will either never pnl out, o. VIII PM
out only to stmye aud the sooner they are Thu.
pushed the better.