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seventh day. (Fig. 3.) The best success has been secured in these 

 experiments by grafting potted seedlings in the greenhouse or under 

 the shade of a lath house, presumably because the stock can be kept 

 in good growing condition under these circumstances. Under these 



Fig 2 -A newly made papaya graft. A seedling plant grown in a flat and later potted ofl has been 

 cut back and split to receive the graft taken from the trunk of a desirable seedling tree. The twine 

 is removed seven days after grafting. 



conditions fully 75 per cent of successes can be expected. In the 

 field, also, this method has been successfully followed. The tree 

 shown in figure 4 was grafted on June 20, 1912, and, as is apparent, 

 has made a satisfactory growth. 



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