TWO EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL SLOT-GRAFTING 



Figure 12 On the left is shown a Chinese wahiut grafted on a butternut on June 20th, 

 1923, the healthy shoot represents the growth made during the remainder of the season In 

 some climates the use of a brad to fasten the graft in place has been ^^P°f ^ to ^^ ™f '^, 

 factory as the iron rusts and becomes a center of infection. The use of a 'Y'^^^rrL^n 

 brass nail has been suggested as a remedy for this. Photograph by Dr. G. A. Zimmerman. 



(Right)-Mango grafts making rapid growth two months after inserting into the mam 

 branches of an old mango tree: an example of the successful application of the slot-graft 

 method by James W. Barney of Palma Sola, Florida. The mass of leaves showing at the 

 top of the picture has all been produced by the two-months-old gratts. 



