EXERCISE 10 (Continued) 



grafted stock as compared with that on the native stock. Prepare an outline statement with diagrams 

 illustrating the procedure in different kinds of grafting. 



Questions. What are the advantages that may be secured by the practice of grafting ? In former 

 times fruit trees were usually grafted on the main stem a foot or more above the ground. See if 

 you can locate illustrations of that type of grafts. Why is root grafting now most commonly used in 

 nurseries ? 



References. Waters, H. J. Essentials of Agriculture, pp. 38, 42-44. Ginn and Company. Wilkinson, 

 A. E. The Apple, pp. 407-413. Ginn and Company. Coulter, J. M. Elementary Studies in Botany, pp. 330- 

 332. D. Aj>pleton and Company. 



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