THE WALNUT 



four months. "When taken out in the early spring- 

 time to be used in grafting, they should always be 

 kept moist and cool. 



The Splice Graft 



The splice graft, when stock and scion are of 

 the same size, is the best method. It unites the entire 

 cambiums of both, and is the easiest to make. Sever 

 the stock at the point where you wish to make the 

 graft, in a slanting cut forming an ellipse, the long 

 diameter being about two inches in stock, one-half 

 inch in diameter. Select a scion the same size, con- 

 taining two good buds. Cut the scion to correspond 

 to the stock, leaving the lower bud midway and op- 

 posite the cut. Insert into the pith cavity of the 

 stock a toothpick made of firm wood, and force it 

 down about one-third its length. 



Force the exposed end into the pith cavity of 

 the scion, forcing the two together until the cam- 

 biums unite. The pith cavity performs its function 

 in the plant the first year. There is neither life nor 

 circulation in it afterward. The tree is not injured 

 and the union is the stronger. Parts are kept from 

 moving while being bound, and are not so easily 

 broken when the bandage has been removed. Wrap 

 with strips of waxed muslin, or bind with rafia. 



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