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REPORT OF STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. 



leaving- the scion in place, so that the inner bark of the scion and the stock 

 shall coincide. If the pressure of the cleft be not sufficient to hold the scion 

 in place, it must be wrapped with cloth or strings before waxing. 



It is now ready for the grafting wax, which may be applied either in liquid 

 form with a brush, or in plastic condition after having been worked with the 



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l''i(;. ?,. — Rool giafting ; a, scion and root separati' ; h, scion and root united ; <•, scion 

 and root united and tied ; d, united scion and root with dotted lino showius: where root 

 may be divided. 



hands, or sometimes by wrapping] with strips of muslin or manila paper 

 previously spread with wax, as mentioned above. Great care should be 

 taken to make every joint airtight or the o])eration will be a failure. 



REGKAFTING BEARING TREES. 



This is sometimes very desirable when it is foimd after trees have come 

 into bearing that the fruit is worthless. When the tre(\s are not too old. and 



