The Red Cloud chief., 1882-10-13


When . fns variety Of fruit az hovei
has been obtained. II - desirable that I
shoaid be preserved and dis~ animated
Sometimes this can be dose By planting
The seed. but oftenes the tree raises
srum se~d will more neary resemble this
original stock Of which the good var efy
10 an offspring and improvement Va
nous methods Il propayaiion having Ia
view tb. desired result are us-d. ,ucha'
by cuttings. layers. suckers. dividing
roofs. era ting and budding. OF al
thcse the last Is often found 10 be ths
bet The process cOnssstsfn sfixing
bud Of che tree or plant in the stem oI
another in such = way thai Il VIII grow
into and hecome n part NJ the Stem. md
nj the same me continue It's natural
growth, unfolding and developing inia
. distinct stem and branches in such q
way ihsa WREN no .ho<ts IL the stem "a
which II r. afiycd are allowed ,o grow.
IL shalt institute all Of the tree ABOVE
It's point Of uaion. and bear fruit a. ths
same kind rs tie tres from which IL va,
taken Ot our there mnst be some
likeness or affinity between The tres
tTDfn WHICH tuS tatu was tSkeu SHu TIA;
in which il Is put. and the nearer The
relationship the more likely IS the OPP
Grafton to be ~successfnl A par bud
can sometimes be made 10 live On Al
apple tree. some varieties unite read.
lily on the ounce. tui il will lie impossi-
BILE 10 make . car Iud live on a peach
tree; and 80 Of other varieties.
| To be successful in budding, the work
must be- done when the stem ia which
the bud is inherited Is in vigorous growth.
The bark can then be read ~ lifted from
The wood. and the prepared bud be
placed IN such POSITION that the sap
which has been subjected to the chem
ical assimilation Of the leaves. and is
passing downward on the surface Of
wood through the inner bark or albur-
mum. will leone in direct contact with il
aod aid in forming a speedy union. BE
fore commencing the work Of budding.
one shonld provide himself With n prop
or knife and material ne cssarr 10 bind
the bud in its place. Knives are made
expressly for the pursose. with . thin
ivory end ~ the handle. bnt ans pocket
knife with a thin blade rounded at the
end will serve the purpose. Strips or
! strings OF basswood are best for wing.
but. in the absence IT The. e. other ma
terial will serve the purpose.
To prepare the bud. take a cion Of the
present season growth. and cut of the
portions Of each end tina, ha q imper-
iecily devc.oped buds. Next cut OF
the leaves at about the middle Of the
foot stalks. Then take the con in yoIr
left hand. with the small end pointing
toward YOU. or partly under the LETT
arm; insert the knife blade. which
should be sharp. bali an inch below the
bud; cut through The bark and n IL lc
into the wood; pass IL under the buI.
bringing il out n little above. thus
taking OF the bud with the bark aud n
thin slice OF wood attached. Then make
m the stem or stock in which the bud
Is 10 be inserted a horizontal or trans
verse cut through the bark. the height
depending on the size Of the stock,
which may be- from o~nc-quarter OF an
inch 10 an inch in diameter. and Il the
bud to be Inserted. and from this make
m inc sion down the stock about an
inch long. being careful not to cut 30
deep as 10 injure the wood. These cuts
will resemble the letter I. Now lift
the bark on each SIDE Of the upright in
cis;on by passns the ivory handle or
the back Of the rounded end of the
knife. rs you NAV use the one or the
other. undcri'. II the stoc'i is in prop
er cond ton. il will not be neccs AIRY to
Il the ba X the whole length Of the
jncision. but only nj the angles. Now
take the prepared bud blythe foot stalk
and enter it under the iocscned angles
Of the bark. pushing il gently down
ward to the bottom of the incision. The
eye of the bud will now be from one
fourth Ia half an inch below the hori-
.ontal incision. IL the upper end Of
the bark is above this incision it must
be cut OF square across. SO that it will
just match with the bark OF the stock.
When the bud is thus placed it must
be fixed by binding it with the bass
wood or with wool.en yarn in such way
that every par: of it will be covered cx-
,cpt the eye. After about two weeks.
or rs som as the bud has made n union
with the stock, this band should be re-
moved or loosened. The stock should
soon thereafter be cut OF 10 within n
foot or so above the bud. and when the
latter has made a growth Of three or
tour inches should aga'n be cut IN or
have all leaves, buds and sprouts re-
moved. Care should also be taken
that no sprouts grow on the stock below
The bud.
Budding in this latitude is usually
performe I in the summer or early part
II autumn. For success three things
Are essential. First. that the lark part
freely from the wood of the stock.
Second. that the bud be well ripened
and properly prepared. Third. that the
two be properly adjusted. 1t is well
that the buds be put in on the north
side Of the stock when practicable. rs
they are thus sheltered from the direct
rays of the sun. The operation is one
Of some nicely. and TO do it well and
rapidly. Requires considerable eNpe-
ricnce. but il is astonishing how quickly
{ a be done by al expert:
Another process, known rs annular
budding. is sometimes used on trees Of
hard wood and thick bark. a ring Of
bark is taken from The stock, and one
Of equal size. containing the tud de-
sired 10 he grown. II the stock Re
larger than the c;on, it will not be nee
cssary 10 remove the bark from its
whole circumference; IL. on the other
hand, the cion is larger than the stock.
the length Of the bark can be reduced.
The parts should be well fitted and tied
with mating after the wound has been
covered with grating WAN. j. Snn
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