Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-18
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ouuu'ng mthe same as in giafing, aud depends
On inc same principle all the difference he.
tween bud and scion being that bud il n
shoo, or scion in embryo.
| new application of budding has been
maue by knight tits that of transferring I.
par' OF the abundant blossom buds hom one
"ee 10 the barren branches of Others He tr;
ca n's hrs' on roses. aud afterwards on pears
and peaches With much success.
| ddrdaidges Of budding = Budded trees are
generally Two years later in producing their
fruit than grated ones but the advantage of
| ouodIhg is that where tree is rare, a new
plan, can be got from every eye whereas by
grazing can only be 60, from every three or
Tour eyes There are also trees. which propaR ate
much more readily by budding than grating
and others. as most Of the stone fruits, are apt
10 'hto" out gum when grated. When graf
ing mas been omitted, or has failed in spring
/ budding comes in as an auxiliary in summer
Season IF budding .--Thc operation of
common budding is performed any time from
The middle Of June TO the middle Of September
the criterion being the formation OF bsds in the
axill1 of the leaf ofthe present year. The
| BUDS are known 10 be ready by the rhield or
portion OF bark, 20 which they are aitache 3D.
easily parting with the wood. The buds
preferred are generally those on the mid.
Ole OF young shoot, as being neither so APT
to run TO wood as those at the extremity. nor
so apt TO lie dormant as those at the lower end
In some cases, however, the buds from he mid.
ole, and extremity of the shoots are TO be re-
jecIed andthose taken which are AZ the base
Of the annual shoots, as Knight (Hort Trans.
vol III. p. 1867 found in the case of the walnut
tree Scalope budding may be performed in
The spring, or nj any season.
Stocks for budding may,,n general be much
smaller than for grating, as The operation
may be performed with the same years shoots
| But u may also b. performed on shoots or 81 EN-
of several years growth, and il such, by in
sorting number of buds. complete tree may
be formed at once. Scalope budding NAV
be performed on trees Of considerable age.
| Choic. Of Buds,-For gathering the shoots
con aiming the buds, a cloudy day, or an early
or late hour. should be chosen, on this principle
that the leaves, being AT these periods in a less
active state Of perspiration. suffer least from
being separated from their parent plant they
are preserved fresh, and may be sent a great
distance by inserting their ends in water or
moist moss though in general they should
be used as soon after gathering as possible /;
| indeed, as in grating and marching, the whole
operation ought to be performed with the great
| est celebrity.
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| nunerates twenty three species and varieties
Of budding but we shall here describe only
! four of which but one variety is in general use
| in Britain.
Seidbudding, or r budding, is tins per.
rformed Fix on II smooth part on the side OF
| the stock, rather from than towards the sun
and OF height depending, as in grating, whe-
Their dwarf, whole or half standard trees are
desired then with the budding knife, make a
| horizontal cut across the rind quite through 10
the firm wood, from the middle Of this trans.
verse cut, make a sill downward, perpendcu,
larly, an inch or more long going, also quite
through to the wood This done. proceed
with all expedition to take off bud holding
| the cutting or scion in one hand, with the thick
est end outward. and with the knife in the
other hand, enter it about half an inch or NOR,
below the bud, cutting near half way into III,
wood ofthe shoot continuing it with one clear
santing cut, about haifan inch or more aboy,
the bud, so deep as 10 take Cff part Of the Woo
along with II, the whole about an inch and
half long then, directly with the thumb an,
finger, or point Of the knife, slip off the wood,
part remaining TO the bud which done, oh
lserve whether the eye or gem of The bud re
mains perfect ;ifnot little hole appears in tina
part IL is improper, or, as gardeners express il
the bud has lost lis root, and another mast b,
prepared. This done, placing the back part y
the bud or shield between your lips, expediti
ousiy with the fat haft ofthe knife, separat
the bark ofthe stock on sach side fthe per
pendcular cut, clear 10 the wood for III,
admission OF the bud, which directly slip dowr
close between the wood and bark TO the bottom
Of the slit. The nett operation is to cut IN,
top part of the shield and prolrude granulstet
matter between il and the wood, so as to e fec
la living union. The parts are now to be i'm
Immediately bound round with ligament o
fresh bass, previously soaked in water to rem
Ider il plable and tough, beginning little be
low the bottom Of the perpendicular sls, pro
ceeding upward, closely round every part, ex
lcept jus, over the eye Of the bud, and continue
II little above the horizontal cut, not toe
Tight but Just sufficient to keep the whole tigh
and exclude the air, sun, and wet.
% Shield budding reGersed, or rrpersed J
budding, differs from the former in having h,
Transverse cut made at the bottom of the per
lpendicular slit, instead Of at its Top, and, o.
Icourse, the shield is reversed in its position
This mode is represented as pref rabe 10 the
other, by such as contend that the sap rises
m the bark equally with the wood hut as this
opinion is now generally considered as explo
-ded, the first, or L mode may, Justly be con.
siriered as the most scientific mode ofbud-
ding
" Scalope budding consists in pairing thin,
| tongue-shaped section OF bark From the side oil
the stock and in taking a similar section from
the shoot Of buds. in neither case removing the
wood The section or shield containing the
bud is then laid on the corresponding scollop
in the stock its upper edge exactly fitted as 10
shieId'budding and at least one Of its edges,
as in whip-grafting. After this it is tied in the
usual way. The advantages of this mode are,
that il can be performed when the wood and
bark do aot separate freely; on trees having
very stiff thick. suberose lcork-likel banks
and at any season of the year. It's disadvhnta.
/ ges are, that it requires longer time to perform
the operation. aud is less certain of success.
The French gardeners often bud their roses
! in this manner in Spring and IL they fail they
have second chance 10 July, by using the
common mode.
Budding with double hgatures is mode
invented by Knight, and described by him
Hort Trans. vol. !. p 1917 as a new and 81
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