Show horticultural hints BUDDING IS NOT DIFFICULT boys or girls can successfully carry out operation more satisfactory than grafting budding Is ig an interesting operation with which nil all should be familiar even though you have but few trees it Is a pleasure to be able to start buds from choice varieties on some of the sturdy stock of trees which do not bear the best sort of fruit it is a simple operation which even boys or girls can carry out successfully cess fully budding may inny be lone done at an any time during august september or october says anys a filter in wisconsin agriculturist the process consists of cutting out the buds of the chosen varieties sturling starting the knife a halt half inch below and a nd bringing it out a h half alf inch above the bud it if a small wed wedge e of wood is shaved 0 out ut under the bud it Is no hindrance to the union of bud and stock and should not he be removed from the hark bark the leaf should lie be clipped off the bud selected should be full plump flump and well nell matured and cut of course from the wood of this seasons aret the bud the stock with bark cut and opened and a bud in place growth healthy active growing stock should be selected on which to bud use a sharp knife that will make a nice clean cut the bud is inserted in a T shaped incision cutting jut through the alie bark 0 of the stock liasse liaise the bark carefully without cracking it and slip the bud under binding it firmly but not so tight as to stop circulation tape Is better than hard cord for this purpose in two weeks the tape should be remove removed as the union will be made by that tbt time and circulation must thenceforth go on without interruption the following season the stock above abe bud Is usually removed so as to abro throw the full strength of the vital fl uld fluid into the bud instead of up through tile old stock budding is done exclusively throughout the western orchards as tins this is found to be the easiest way to propagate choice varieties and Is much more satisfactory than grafting |