The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-08-08
When and How to Bud.

Budding, we need hardly say, is the pro.
cess Of removing a bud from one tree or
plant and inserting-it in another tree Of
allied species.
The object Of budding is the ssme as Of
grating, viz: TO propagate desirable sort
of tree or plant. The only difference be-
tween a bud and scion is that the latter is
development Of the former Fruit can
generally be obtained by gra fling two years
sooner than by budding But when va
riety is very rare, we can by budding get
new limbs from single eyes, whereas, in
grating we have to use three or four eyes.
Some trees, moreover, propagate more
readily by budding than by grating The
stone fruits exude so much gum when
grated, that it is hard to succeed in the
work Then, too. in all kinds of fruit,
where grating has failed, been forgotten
in spring, budding may be resorted to In
summer.
The usual time for budding is from the
first Of July to the middle Of August But
more accurate rule is to be found in the
state of the buds and the bark The shoots
from which the buds are taken must be OF
the current years 5 growth, and must be
mature This maturity will be shown by
the forming of buds at the axis of the
leaves, and Of the terminal buds The best
buds for working will be found along the
middle sf the shoot Plums usually finish
their growth earlier than other trees hence
they should be hudded earliest Next como
cherries and then pears, etc. The bark muss
be in a condition to lift easily from the wood,
and there must be sap enough between the
two TO feed the young bud, and TO help form
a union with it.
The practical operation Of budding Is
simple The method commonly followed Ia
this country, called shield budding, is as fol-
lows: Having cut q scion containing seve-
raj good buds, choose a smooth, young limb
for the operation, and, if possible, let the ln-
sertion be made on the north side OF the
limb. With sharp, thin-baded knife, cut
a slit through the bark about an inch and
half long, and a cross cut at the top OF It.
Then from your scion slice out a good bud,
leaving little Of the bark attaehed Now,
with the other end Of your building knife,
raise the bark Of the stock, and slip the bud
into the slit, and press IL down 20 the bottom
Of it. Finish the work by tying down the
bark and bud with bass mating or woolen
yarn, so as to exclude air and moisturs from
all except the point Of the bud.
Do the work quick. otherwise the bud will
dry and be less likely to grow. minute
is full long enough.
after Treatment -in a fortnight after,
examine the buds TO see whether they have
taken" This may be determined By their
freshness and plumpness As soon as they
have taken the bandagss should be loos-
ened a little, 20 allow for expansion Of both
stock and bud. On the opening Of the fol-
lowing spring, the stock should be cut Of
with a slopinS cut, two or three inches above
the bud. The bud will now grow with greas
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gret to have to chronicle that the negroes Of
Shelby county are drilling nightly at differ.
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