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the mode of performing this is generally by cleft 

 grafting. We prefer, however, the whip, or tongue 

 method. Our practice would be, after cutting the 

 roots into lengths of about six inches, well furnished 

 with fibres, then with a sharp knife commence by ac- 

 curately fitting each scion, covering the cut part with 

 brown paper or cotton cloth, which has been previous- 

 ly covered with grafting wax. Last spring we engraft- 

 ed the pear upon roots of the quince, and immedi- 

 ately set them out, covering them to within two buds 

 of the scion. Nearly all made a good growth the 

 past summer. In this mode of grafting care must 

 be taken that the roots are kept moist. 



In the choice of scions we usually select those 

 from the young wood of the previous season's 

 growth, choosing them from the outside lateral 

 branches in preference to those growing in the 

 centre. These should be cut from the parent tree 

 some time previous to the season for grafting, as it 

 is found to be better that the stock should be in a 

 more advanced state of vegetation than the scion. 



BUDDING, OR INOCULATION. 



Budding differs from grafting in this, that a 

 portion of a stem is not made to strike root on 

 another stem, but that, on the contrary, a bud is 

 introduced beneath the bark of the stock, and there 

 induced to strike root. Budding is commonly prac- 

 tised upon stone fruits, such as peaches, cherries, 

 and plums, and, provided the stock is small, we 



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