The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-15

and watch It's prog eSs, uu" "' w
mysterious inner force is at WORK |
accomplish The marvellous result, Wh
can say? 49,.
We know that it is the cambium
> OF proper juice OF vegetables ina
serves as the means of junction be
tween the srion and the stock-thl
is why they must be Of similar nature
lust exactly as in ourselves, 'he t"'
lbs of wound are drawn togethe
by the coagulable lymph which tn
blood deposits between them; but W.
do not know how, or by what lnnel
force this result is attained.
Examine carefully the wound OF
bud when it has "taken," about two
weeks after The operation, and you
will observe a thin layer OF small.
green granulations, i'll the midst OF a
viScid fluid, and joining the two paris
that have thus been successfully
/ brought together. These granula'
tions are the rudiments OF vegetable
organization, and are deposited by
the cambium, soon becoming FULLY
soliditied and complete; and wher
ever there i wound on tree, you
will find this knitting going on, Just
like the mending OF bone III hu-
man being, provided that the air has
been carefully excluded from the
wound. :,
Before entering into the practical
details OF the usual methods OF bud
ding, let us fully understand the sew
eral requirements necessary tor It's
successful operation.
First of all, both scion and stock
should be III active growth, both
should be strong and healthy, as
otherwise tie value Of the future
tree would be seriously impaired;
the scion should be taken from fully
shoots of the current years
growth of bearing tree, and always
from the lateral branches, as they, Tor
some unexplained reason, Will pro-
duce fruit much sooner than Scion
from the uppermost branches also,
where it is practicable TO place bud
with fruit already growing on 1t, in
the stock, iruit will be attained much
sooner than 10y the simple bud alone;
we have just shield budded a Sicily
lemon, with fruit as large as wal
nut on. its upper. end, aid we expect
to see that lemon come to perfection
IN the bosom OF its foster mother and
to- have brothers and sisters year
hence.
in TWO weeks after the operation
OF budding, its success or failure Will
be apparent. During this interval,
and longer, ii the bud stakes" the
scion should be p.rtiallY shaded
from the too fierce rays OF the sun, by
light wrapping of moss, or better
still, as it avoids the risk OF too much
moisture, from heavy rains, by a
board inclined against the trunk, in
front OF the scion.
Another point, and one not gener-
allyaknown, 1--WE have only learned it
ourself by personal experience) is
this: Always insert your bud on
the north or north east side OF the
stock glance at the shadows cast by
our hot summer sun during three
fourths of the day, and you will see
the reason why-the southern anc
western portions OF the stock being
all that time exposed to its scorchins
rays, and insuring the broiling or fry
ing 20 brown cinder Of your ten
der scion.
Still another thing to be attended
to, before beginning the actual opera
ton OF budding, is the mode O
wrapping after the insertion OF tn
scion.
Some people give no protection t.
the bud al all, and these slovenl
folks lose three,fourths of thei
work, as they deserve to do; other
put little daub OF grating wa
over the edges of the cut, and thes
scarcely less lazy people lose at leas
one halt, of their time and labor, AM
those sclons that do take" do no
grow with half the vigor that the
would, if properly treated at tn
outset.
Bat there are still other persons
WISE in their generation, who pu
faith in those grand old sayings tina
"Whatever's worth the doing,
Is worth the doing WE'LL
and "a little trouble III the presen
saves much trouble IN the future,
aud these. sensible individuals befor
proceeding 10 bud their trees, prepar
quantity OF strips Vi strong musli
or calico, about a quarter OF an inc
wide; dip them into melted grattin