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I have known men who considered 200 an hour an easy 

 task, and there are a few who will set many more than 

 that, under favorable circumstances. Practice makes ex- 

 pedition as well as perfection. 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Grafting is governed by the same physiological prin- 

 ciples as budding. There must exist an affinity between 

 the stock and cion ; if not, a permanent union is im- 

 possible. 



With some of the Anodes in use, the operation is very 

 similar to that ofbudding, but with this important4iffert 

 ence, that in grafting a larger section .of the plant to be 

 propagated is used than in budding ; besides, it can be 

 performed upon a great variety of plants while they are 

 dormant. 



The art of grafting is one of the most ancient methods 

 known of multiplying individual species and varieties of 

 plants ; still, there is at this late day, scarcely one person 

 in a hundred, among those who cultivate fruits who suf- 

 ficiently understands the process to put it into successful 

 practice. The same may be said of all the most common 

 methods of propagating plants, oft-repeated, but seldom 

 learned by any considerable number of persons of any one 

 generation. 



Thro viorh the ingenuity of horticulturists a great num- 

 ber of different modes of grafting have been invented, 

 and practised to a somewhat limited extent, but of the 

 majority it is safe to say that they are of no practical 

 value, merely showing jn^ how many digejre^,^^^^ 

 cells of plants may be forced to^ unite. As it would be 



