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Fig. ioj. 

 Hand Saw. 



Fig. 



103. Wedge-shaped Scion for 

 ordinary cleft-graft. 



only; the chisel used for this operation is held with the 

 handle upwards and inwards, the blade downwards and 

 outwards, it is then struck with t a mallet so as to obtain 

 a split 3 or 4 centimetres (i to i l / 2 inches) in depth, which 

 is kept open by means of a small wedge inserted near the 

 centre. The prepara- 

 tion of the scion is then --'' ^ \ y 

 proceeded with. 



The scion, which 

 should have at least 

 two eyes, is cut wedge- 

 shape (Fig. 103); the 

 two lateral sections, for 

 reasons already indi- 

 cated, must be as close 

 as possible to a node, 

 and form an angle, so 

 that the whole of their 



surface will be in 



Fig. 104. Ordinary Cleft -Graft on old Stock. 



