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name of omnitiges to those plants, all the shoots of which have an equal ten- 

 dency upwards, and which, of course, are all equally suitable to graft upon. 

 3. Herbaceous Grafting for Shoots with opposite Leaves ; Greffe herbaeie 

 pour les Bourgeons a Feuilles opposees. {Jig. 15.) In 

 the middle of the stem, between two opposite eyes, an 

 angular and longitudinal incision is made, traversing 

 the stem from one aide to the other, The graft is cut 

 J?' angularly at its top and bottom, and it is inserted as 

 in the figure. The binding, .Sec. is then put on as 

 usual. This mode of grafting is suitable for those 

 species of trees, and annual or perennial plants, the 

 buds of which are opposite on the stem, which happens 

 most frequently on the central shoots of plants. M. 

 Tschovdv gives the name of muUitiges to those plants, 

 the central shoots of which have a tendency to rise 

 more vertically than the lateral ones, and which have 

 consequently mure Rigour: it is upon these central shoots that the grafts 

 ought to be made. 



4. Grafting on the Stem of Annual or Perennial Plants; Greffe sur Tige dc 

 Plantis Jnnuelles ou Vivaces. (Jig. 16.) — The period chosen for this mode 



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of grafting is that of the greatest vigour of the plant, 



that is, some days before its going into flower. The 



: u in of the stuck is cut through above a leaf, as near 



as possible tu its petiole, and a slitdownwards is made 



in the section. A shoot is then taken off near the 



root of the plant to be increased, the end of which is 



cut into a wedge shape, and is inserted in the slip 



made in the stock, taking great care of the leaf on the 



latter; for it is that which must nourish the cion until 



it has taken thoroughly, by keeping up the circulation 



of the sap. A bandage is applied, and the junction 



covered with grafting-wax, as before. When the graft 



is taken, which is ascertained by its growth, the ligature 



is removed, and the old leaf, and the shoots from the 



stock below the graft, are removed. M. TsCHOUDY 



grafted in this manner artichokes upon cardoons, and 



Other plants on their congeners. 



5. Grafting on Succulents ; Greffe des Plantes Grasses. 

 (Jig. 17.) — Take a young shoot or leaf of a succulent 

 plant (for example, of a cactus or opuntia,) and, cutting 

 its base to a point, or wedge, insert it in a hole or slit 

 made in the stem or leaf of another specie?, but of the 



same genus. 



6. (halting the Melon ; Gnffc du Melon, (fig. 18.)— 

 On the shin of a cucumber, or any other plant of the 

 family of C'ucurbitaeea', but having some analogy witli 

 iIh- melon, choose a vigourous part of a shoot having a 



well-developed leal'. In the axil of this leaf 

 an oblique cat is made, of half its thickness. 

 The point of the melon shoot, so far deve- 

 loped as to have its fruit quite formed, is 

 then cut off, and pointed at its end, 2 inches 

 below the fruit. It is inserted in the cleft 

 made in the stock, always taking care to 

 : pare the leaf until the cion has taken. The 



Ining part of the operation is performed 

 in the usual manner with ligatures and graft- 

 Lng-wax This mode of grafting micceeda 

 pretty well; but ii has not hitherto been ap- 



]> led to any useful end. Tomatoes niav he 



grafted in this manner on potatoes, and it is 

 ■aid that potato plants thus treated produce 



i ,|, both of potatoes and tomatoes. 



.',;..; Mm ma) be formed with turpentine, bees 1 wax, rosioj and tallow. 





