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scion in contact with that of the stock, and keep them 

 from moving or drying up until they can grow firmly 



together. 



If the stem is half an inch thick or 



more, we make what is called a cleft graft. 



A branch of the stock, an inch or more 



thick, is sawed off a little way from the 



trunk. Then a sharp chisel is driven into 



the end until a 



split is made to 



put in the scion 



(which should be 



about as thick 



as a lead pencil). 



The scion is 



placed as shown 



in figure 52. 



Two scions may 



be used if the 



branch is thick 



enough. The 



cambium of the 

 must be 



FIG. 55. whip scion 



graft. 



placed 



FIG. 56. Grafting (inarching) 

 the branches of two plants. 



in con- 

 tact with that of the stock, as shown in the figure. 



A veneer graft is shown in figure 57. The method 

 of budding is shown in figures 53 and 54. 



When we wish to graft a scion upon a stock of about 



