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the union. Then in both the stock and in the branch 

 to be attached, pare away the bark with a little of the 

 wood to it in strips two or three inches long ; those on 

 stock and graft to agree. Make a slit upwards in the 

 branch, so as to form a kind of tongue, and a slit down- 

 wards in the stock. Unite the two, slipping the tongue 

 in the graft into the slit in the stock : take care that the 

 inner barks touch, and tie them firmly with cotton or 

 bass. Each graft should be supported by a stake, or 

 the rugging of the wind may loosen them. Inarching, 

 like other grafting, is performed in the spring ; in about 

 four months the graft may be cut from the parent tree, 

 with great care and delicacy not to disturb the adhesion. 

 The stock may then, too, be headed back to near the 

 graft, and the clay and bandages removed, and replaced 

 with new ones, to remain a fortnight or three weeks 

 longer. If the union be not found to be perfect, at the 

 end of four months or so, the new bandages had better 

 be kept on for another year, and the graft still left for 

 that time attached to the parent tree. This kind of 

 grafting is used for vines, orange trees, camelias, and 

 similar plants. 



After whip-grafting and the other most usual me- 

 thods, the clay may be removed and the ties loosened, 

 when the graft has made shoots a few inches long, but 

 care must be taken not to disturb them prematurely. 

 In the open air, all the ties may generally be finally 

 removed in August ; and if the grafted plants have been 

 kept in-doors, rather earlier; but windy weather should 

 be avoided for the purpose, to prevent accidents. 



Budding (or grafting by growing a portion from one 

 tree on a stock from a bud instead of from a scion) is 

 often used with fruit trees, especially in the case of 

 those which are apt to bleed or exude gum from cuts in 

 the wood. It has the same uses and advantages as 

 other kinds of grafting. > 



Buds are said to be two years later than grafts in 

 producing fruit, but where grafts are difficult to get, 

 they have the advantage that a single bud will suffice, 

 .Mherease graft must have three or four. Buds from 



