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On Buddinsr Trees and Shrubs. 



a triangular slice of bark and wood, when in a 

 soft or herbaceous state, is cut out of the scion, 

 and inserted in a corresponding groove made in 

 the stock, as shown in the figure ; a ligature is 

 applied, and afterwards grafting-wax. This mode 

 of grafting succeeds both with the young wood 

 of trees and with herbaceous plants, wjiether pe- 

 rennial or annual. M. Tschoudy gave liie arbi- 

 trary name of omnitiires to those plants, all the shoots of which have 

 an equal tendency upwards, and which, of course, are ail equally 

 suitable to graft upon. 



3. Herbaceous Grafting for Shoots with opposite Leaves ; 

 Greffe herhacee pour les Bourgeons a FcuiUes oyposees. (fig. 15.) 

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



and longitudinal incision is made, traversing the 

 stem from one side to the other. The graft is 

 cut angularly at its top and bottom, and it is in- 

 serted as in the figure. The binding, fcc, 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 oppo- 

 site on the stem, which happens most frequently 

 on the central sliools of plants. M. Tschoudy 

 gives the name of tnultitiges to those j)lants, the 

 central shoots of which have a tendency to rise more vertically than 

 the lateral ones, and which have consequently more vigor ; it is upon 

 these central shoots that the grafts ought to be made. 



4. Grajting on the Stem of Annual or Perennial Plants ; 

 Greffe sur Tige de Plantes Annuelles ou Vivaces. (fig. \Q.) — 

 The period chosen for this mode of grafting is that of the greatest 



vigor of the plant, that is, some days before its going 

 into flower. The stem of the stock is cut through 

 above a leaf, as near as possible to its petiole, and a 

 slit downwards is made in the section. A shoot is 

 then taken off near the root of the plant to be in- 

 creased, 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 

 has 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 car- 

 doons, and other plants on their congeners. 



5. Grafting on Succulents ; Greffe des Plantes Grasses, (fig. 

 11.) — Take a young- shoot or leaf of a succulent plant (for example, 



