CHAP. IT.] 



CLEFT GRAFTING. 



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is the kind of grafting generally practised in 

 nurseries, and it" is the most useful, as it does 

 not require the scion and the stock to be of the 

 same size. 





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Fig. 13. common mode of whip, or tongue, grafting. 



Cleft-Grafting is where the scion is shaped 

 at the extremity like a wedge, and a cleft is 

 made in the stock to receive it. When this 



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