Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-07-29
From ,A, IlouieuhunG.r.
A Few Hints on Binding

Budiins, or inbocula,ion, Il. ono Of ;he
mos, general, and in the country. the mos,
important method OF summer propagation.
Thus operation consists in removing bud
from the variety to be prop1gated, and i'm
.ertiug !, on another. which i. called the
stock It, success depends upon the follow.
ing conditions. In the fr,, place there must
be- certain d-srcc of affinity between the
stock and the parynt plant from which We
propose to propagate. Thus, among fruit
trc,,. the Apple, Crab Pear, Quincc. Me-
pilus. and Mountain Ash. all bel ons 20 the
same natural family. AMI may b. worked
upon each other. The Plum, Apricot,
Ncciarine. Peach and Almond. form anoih-
er natural division. and work upon each
other. The Cherry mus, bc worked upon
-ome kind OF Cherry. and Curr,nts and
Goosebcrrie. go together. In general prnc-
tioe the Apple is worked either upon Apple
seedlings. which are called lrae stocks, or
upon the Doncaiu or Paradise. which are
dwarf growing species, and are used flr the
purpose Of making small trees The Pear
= wOrEed either upon pear secdlrnss, which
are called free stocks, or upon the Qn,ucr,
o. make dwari- occasionally it i. worked
upon the Mountain Ash and Thorn. Bu,
u must be- burne IN mimi that while All Va.
riei,ss .urcccl on the pear sce,ilins, a cer-
tain humber fiil eutirrly On the other stock.
wc have named. The Cherry i worked
either upon Ihc ,ccilins. of what i known
~ tho MaIlarj, a small. hla K, sweet. cher
~, that forms very large, roba.t tire or,
Tor dwarl.. upon the MAhalch, or perfumsd
Cherry, which ia small tree with bitter
fruit. about as large as common pea
In the second place, the buds must he in
a proper state. The shoot, or scion budlsd
from. must De- the present seasons growth.
and il should he mature-ihat is. It should
have completed IT. growth. which 1. indica-
tel by the formation ola bud on the point,
called the terminal bud. and the bud. in.
serted should all be wood buds. On a
shoot Of this kind there are a numb-r Of
bud. unsuitable Tor working those at tie
base being partially developed. are liable TO
become .rmant, and those on the point.
where the wood is pithy, perish. The rl-
pcnruc. or maturing % the buds, mus, reg.
ulatc the period Of budding, 50 that the
time when any particular tree, or class OF
trccs. should be worked depend, upon the
season, TIE soil. and other circumstances
which control the ripening Of wood. In
our climate, Plums usually complete their
growth earlier than other fruit trees. and
are. therefore. budded first we usually
have ripe buds by the middle OF July. In
some cases. when the stocks are likely to
stop growing early. il becomes necessary to
take the buds before the entire shoots have
completed their growth. and then the ripe
bud. from the middle and lower parts are
chosen. Cherries come next, and are gen.
erally worked about the first Of August.
The bud. must be mature. or failure is Ger.
tain.
In the third place, the stock must he in
the Wight condition--,hat i, the bark must
lift freely and cleanly frnm the wood. and
thsre must he a sufficient quantity Of sap
between tho bark and wood TO sustain the
inserted bud and form union with Il.
Stocks. such a. the common sorts of Plum,
Pear and Cherry. that finish their growth
early. must he worked Early; while such as
the Peach. Ounce. wild, or native Plum.
Mahalsb. Cherry. &C.. that grow late. must
he worked late. II these stocks that grow
freely till late in the autumn, he hudded
carly. the buds will either he covered up
downed 'as Il technically called-by the
rapii formation Of woody suhstancs, or they
will ne forced out into new woody growth.
\ very grea, degree ofs'pPine's in ei'h"r
stock or bud. make up, in part, for the dry
pe.. of the other. Thus, in the fall. when
plum huds are quite dry. we can work them
successfully on stocks that are growing rap
idly. This {. avery fortunate circumstance
too. Young stocks with smooth' clean
bark. are much more easily worked than
old ones. ,d when II happens that the lat
ter have u bo used, young p'r,s OF them
should be chosen to insert the bud on.
In localities where buds are liable TO IN.