GRAFTING 211 



Directions for Root Grafting. Select a proper root stock 

 and cion for grafting. Cut both the stock and the cion across 

 diagonally, so that the cut surface will extend from one to 

 two inches. Make a vertical &lit in each cut surface and press 

 the tongue of the cion into the cleft of the stock. (See illus- 

 tration.) Wrap the graft firmly with a bandage and apply 

 grafting wax over the bandage for protection. 



Directions for Top Grafting. Select an apple tree which 

 is barren or produces an inferior variety of apples. Remove 

 with a saw a branch that is one half inch to one inch in 

 diameter. Make a split down the center of the stock. Pre- 

 pare two cions four to five inches in length and wedge- 

 shaped at the base. Place the cions in the split, one on 

 each side, so that the cambium layer of the outside of 

 each cion comes into exact contact with the cambium layer 

 of the stock. Cover all the wounds carefully with grafting 

 wax. 



