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case but little growth is attained, and little is wanted, for we can- 

 not expect fruit buds to form on a rapidly growing shoot, because 

 the growing and the fruiting forces are, as was remarked before, 

 antagonistic in their character, and one or the other must give 

 way, at least temporarily, or to a certain extent, in all cases. In 

 splice grafting, the stock and scion are to be of the same size — 

 each is to be cut obliquely for one or two inches, and the parts 

 accurately fitted to each other, when a bass string is to be wound 

 about it and covered with wax — or, better still, let it be wound 

 about with a narrow strip of waxed cloth. 



Tongue Grafting is similar to the above, except that a tongue is 

 cut in both scion and stock, and one fitted to the other. This is 

 one of the best methods of grafting in all cases where the stocks 

 are not too large, say from half an inch to three fourths or even a 

 whole inch. If the stock be larger than the scion this is decidedly 

 preferable to the last. In this case care should be used, however, 

 to have similar parts joined carefully on one side. 



ToNGuj: Grafting in its Different Stages. 

 (a). Scion cut for insertion. (6). Stock prepared to receive the scion, (c). Stock 

 and scion united, (ri). The same tied up. (e). Do. waxed or clayed for protection. 



Saddle Grafting is more easily performed by the following meth- 

 od than by the one usually described in the books. Cut off the 

 stock, which should be from half an inch to an inch in diameter, 

 (I have seen it perfectly successful when nearly two inches in diam- 



