HOW GRAFTING AND BUDDING ARE DONE. 



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tact as completely as possible. In this illustration the 

 parfcs are represented as tied with twine, to show the 

 joint below, but in practice the whole is completely cov- 

 ered with a band of waxed cloth. This, where practica- 

 ble, is an excellent graft, there being no large wounds to 

 heal over, and the points of union are numerous. This 

 graft is much used by nurserymen in root grafting small 

 apple and pear stocks. A very simple form called the 

 side-graft is often employed by florists and nurserymen. 



Fig. 30.— WHIP GRAFT. 



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Fig. 31.— SIDE GRAJT. 



The cion is cut to a long wedge, and the stock has a 

 downward cue made in its stem, into which the cion 

 is inserted, as in figure 31. In grafting the Camellia, 

 the Rose, and other hard-wooded plants, a combina- 

 tion of the whip and side graft is made use of, as 

 shown in figure 32. 



Grafting wax used to cover the wounds made in graft- 

 ing may be purchased at the seed and implement stores. 



