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ROOT GRAFTING. 



Hoot -grafting. This is often practised when 

 ordinary stocks are scarce. Also with Apples, 

 which must necessarily be worked on blight- 

 proof stocks that cannot be obtained from 

 seedlings, as with other fruits. Pieces of the 

 roots from 3 to 5 inches in length are used, and 

 these are simply splice or whip grafted. The 

 union may also be effected by cleft or veneer 

 grafting. 



The stock. (A} The 

 . sloping cut. 

 () The tongue. 



The scion. (A) The 



sloping cut. 

 (B) The tongue. 



The stock and 

 scion united. 



ROOT GRAFTING WITH A TONGUE. 



Cutting of an Apple grafted 

 with a piece of root, (a) 

 Piece of root. (&) Cutting 

 and root united. Black 

 cross line showing the 

 depth for planting. 



An old root stock 

 cleft grafted. 



