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Fig. 73. The cleft graft. 1. Side view of cion cut for grafting. 

 The opposite side is cut in the same manner, making the lower 

 end wedge shaped. 2. The stub with the cions inserted in the 

 cleft. 3. The graft waxed. 4. Cloth wrapped over the wax. 

 6. Diagram of cross section of stub with cions inserted. Note 

 that the cion is inserted in such a manner that its cambium layer 

 comes in contact with the cambium layer of the stock. Note 

 also that the cion is cut in such a manner that the side nearest 

 the center of the stub is a little thinner, thus permitting th 

 cleft to pinch down closely onto the cion where the cambium is 

 located. 



