Budded citrus tree, ca.1910

Photograph of a budded citrus tree, ca.1910. The small tree is at center and resembles a stick protruding from the dirt. A small branch has been grafted onto the side of the trunk. The leaves of another tree are visible in the background at left. The soil around the base of the tree is rocky. The picture file card reads "When the bud has 'taken hold', a month later, the tape is removed and the top of the tree cut off. The strength of the root stock is thus forced into the bud growth and the whole tree eventually develops into a tree having the characteristics of the one from which the bud was secured".

约1910年拍摄的芽接柑橘树照片。画面中央的幼树外形酷似一根从泥土中伸出的细杆，其树干侧面已嫁接一段侧枝。背景左侧可见另一棵树木的叶片，树根基部周围的土壤多砾石。图片档案卡上标注有如下说明：“当接芽成活后，一个月即可拆除嫁接绑带并截断树干上部。借此可将砧木（root stock）的生长活力全部供给接芽生长，最终整株树木将长成与该接芽取自的母株具有相同性状的植株。”