CKAKTINCi. 



228 



GRAFTING, 



., . in J-ig. .'. ; :iii<l il If pielei.dilc, when 

 llic si/.c of the stock permits of its use ; the 

 \\Mimd heals more quickly, and the chances 



()f SUCCe '.:. air i'.iealei ||i;in ill tllC single 



graft. In plai in:; (he graft, it is to be 

 observed thai (he top, whether single or 

 double, should incline slightly inwards, as 

 ;U K; thus leaving the lower cxlrcmity 

 slightly projecting, as at F, in order th;il 

 the inner bark of the graft and stock may 



be in direct 

 Finally, bind 



contact with each other, 

 the whole, and cover it 



shade. A square piece of papa, t \\isted 

 into the shape of a bag, such as grocers 

 use for small quantities of sugar, answers 

 very well for this purpose, pn.irc ijn-r j| .,1 

 the same time from the attacks ol in 

 When the grafts, whether doubl'- 01 in !< , 

 bej'.in to grow, protect the liead from 

 being disturbed by the wind, or by liil . 

 lighting on it, by attaching it to some fixed 



object i A 



formed of an o,i<T im|, 



having both en-Is lied firmly to llie itOi 1 - 

 and having the young sho..t aiiarh.-d t,, 



3. will 



both 



PIU. I. 



PIG. I. DIAGRAM K.XIIIIUTING MODK OK CI.KI'T GRAKT- 

 ING. IMG 2. POSITION OK DOUIH.B GKAI'T IN I I.KK I' 

 GKAI'TING. K1G. 3. MQDK Ol' SECURING GROWING 

 GRAFT KROM UISTURIIANCK IV IUUUS, WIND, &C. 



vcr, from the summit of the stock to 



il, as in Fig. 

 purposes. 



When the young scion b< 

 grow, it is necessary to suppress all 

 buds which develop themselves on 

 the stem below it, beginning al the 

 base, and advancing progressively to- 

 wards the young scion, but in such a 

 manner as not to destroy those QCAl 

 to it until il has thrown oui bi.ui- h 

 an inch and a half or two [nchei 

 long. This holds good for all Kind 

 of grafting. 



Grafting, Slit. 



In place of the vertical cut through 

 the whole of the 

 stem, in this pro- 

 cess a triangular 

 cut is made in the 

 side of the stock, 



as in the accompanying 

 illustration ; the lower 



end of the graft is then 

 cut so as to fit exactly 



the bottom of the cleft, with clay or 

 grafting paste. 



\\lnn two grafts are inserted in the 



stuck, and they both take, it is necessary i n ( ij lc ^ ; ,|, made, ,< 

 to suppress the least vigorous as soon as th a t i ne inner bark, or 

 the wound is completely closed, especially liber, meets in contact 

 in the case of standard trees ; otherwise at all points ; this 

 Hi' head gets formed of two parts com- .done, it is covered 



pi- iely estranged from ea< h other. During 

 the first twelve days after the operation, 

 pi "t eel the head from the action ol ih< .m 

 and the I. eat of the sun by some kind of 



with clay or grating 

 paste, and bound up 

 until amalgamation 

 takes place. 



LIT GBAVTING. 



