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Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [15 Nov., 1919. 



_ With the base-graft, only one good bud on the scion is required thi« 

 being sufficient to form the stem or rod; and by using this method of 

 grafting, the smallest seedlings may, if desired, be worked. 



Plate 30. 



Fig. 1.— Base graft with rough callus. Fig. 2.— Base graft with clean union. 



Plate No. 29 illustrates a rod or single-stemmed tree produced from 

 a base-graft. The letter A indicates where the graft was made, and 

 the figures represent the height in feet of the young tree. 



