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so as to hold the edges open. Select a scion and make a 

 double wedge-shaped cut on the lower end of it. Make it 

 wedge-shaped lengthwise, so as to fit into the cleft; and 

 wedge-shaped horizontally, so that the inside of the scion 

 inserted in the cleft is almost cut away, while the outside 

 which comes in contact with the cambium layer of the stub 

 forms an arc of the original circle of the twig. 



When the stub is 1 inch or less across, but one scion should 

 be inserted. When the stub is two inches in diameter, place 

 a scion in each edge of the cleft, so that the inner bark of 

 the scion and of the stock will coincide. Remove the graft- 

 ing hook. When the stub springs back, it will hold the scions 

 firmly in place. All exposed surfaces should be well covered 

 with grafting wax, to prevent evaporation. Let the wax 

 cover the ruptured bark below where the scion is inserted, as 

 well as the top of the cut. In the second season one of the 

 branches should be removed, if both scions grow. If both 

 were allowed to grow, a fork would be formed, which would 

 weaken the tree. The scions should be wrapped in moist 

 cloths, to prevent them from dying out. Cleft grafting is 

 successfully done in 'New England only in the spring, when 

 the buds are swelling. It is most successful on bright, warm 

 days, free from cold or drying winds. 



