Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-15
SHOWS
GRATING METHODS
ARTIFICIAL MEANS
PLAINLY ILLUSTRATED
Federal Experiment Station Force
Had Interesting Exhibit at the
Poultry Show Held in Armory.
Sessions Instructive.

hibit in the N. @. II. armory, where
the fifth annual poultry show is be.
ing held. It is a demonstrating booth
where the art OF budding, marching,
and grating may be witnessed by
competent staff sent down from the
Federal Experimental station by Supt.
Wilcox.
Mangoes, alligator pears and the
citrus family do not come true from
seed, on account of cross pollination;
consequently fruit.growers must adopt
artificial means for perpetuating the
strain which has some marked char.
acteristic causing It to be known as
a variety. Some Of these methods are:
budding and grating.
GrafAng by the method of approach
or marching, has been known for some
time In Hawaii. II IL customary to
take Seeding two or three years old
and cut II along the side, severing
some inches of the bark down us
far as the growing layer Of cells,
which are next to the wood. The varl.
city TO be perpetuated is prepared In
the same way. These two are then
brought In contact and securely wrap.
ped with parairin cloth to exclude the
air. thus preventing drying out.
In from six weeks to two months
time the growing layers of &c Is OF
the stock and the Seeding will have
united. The stock is then severed and
the top Of the Seeding is removed.
The two exposed ends being waxed
to prevent decay and drying out. This
leaves the desired branch OF the stock
securely united with the Seeding.
This can either be planted or used In
the same way to produce other march
plants. Care should be taken to leave
several buds below the march from
which new shoots will develop.
The Federal Experimen. Station dis.
plays an interesting section through
an march, showing the union of the
stock and seeding throughout sew.
eral well defined areas. In time the
march will be Just as strong as II IL
was natural growth instead of an
artificial method.
A chart exhibited gives one a very
lucid idea Of how the several differen,
methods Of marching may be employ.
cd. To remove a graft of a choice
variety from a potted seeding: to
graft choice variety on an establish.
ca system and to give new root sys.
TEN to stunted tree by planting n
seed near the base by marching the
Seeding.
Can Bud Mango.
the mango may be budded by max
ing vertical incision about 8 inches
In length through the bark. A curved
incision should also be made at the
bottom of the vertical incIsion to in.
sure OF the bark not cracking when
the operator begins to gently turn
the bark away from the wood. bud
Is then cut from the desired variety.
by taking about 3 inches of bark ba.
low and above the bud. The under
SURFACE OF this bud and the attached
bark and wood should not be handled
as the growing tissues are very son.
sitive. This bud is then inserted be.
tween the separated bark and the
wood.
inc bud is then fastened in place
Dy wrapping the entire incision with
'he exception OF a small area inst over
the bud. A second strip OF MARIANNE
cloth Is then suspended from the ton
ana hangs down over the bud like an
apron. This keeps OF the direct ravs
OF the sun and prevents the wind from
crying out the exposed tissue. In
aoou' one month the wrapping is re.
moved and shortly afterwards a shoot
which was In u dormant condition
Just above the old leaf stock make.
i,s appearance. When this shoot ba.
developed to about inches In length
.ne original top is gradually removed
snus throwing the sap into the shoot
shortly afterwards the whole ton 10
removed leaving the growing shoot
10 form the new top OF the tree
Several sections are on exh,h,,,o
o"e can readily see how
closely the bud unites with the stocr
In time this win be Just as strong NO.
II the bud had always been there y
Good Fruit Assured.
Citrus budding is shown in tho sauna
way The incision in this case heinz
oniy about one and half inches !"
S ,vns,h' The Federal Experimental
station has on exhibition a buddsd
' , pant which shows the enormous
development attained In eight and n
half months, ' "nu u
ny budding a person is absolu,s,v
certain OF good fruit, providing IN.
proper bud wood has ben selec,aS
ne VIII also be able to produce fruit
IN a shorter time than ne con,d haze
ne nad not employed budding.
IN addition the Federal ExnerIm.n,
al station is exhibiting a number -,
interesting hibiscus crosses grown w. h.
valentine Holt, C. Montague Cooke
a. hartley aud G. p. Wilder.
Where both or either parents cou,,
ue round In flower. they have been
occurred and nIa yA .,.,...-.