THE PLANT. 



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Directions. Make a vertical cut in the stock to be budded. 

 The cut may be less than an inch in length. Make, another cut 

 that is horizontal near the top of the vertical cut. Be careful 

 not to injure the cambium layer. From an orchard bearing the 

 desired fruit, cut off a few branches bearing buds. Cut the 

 bud from the branch so that there will be enough bark attached 

 to the bud to fill the space between the cambium layer and the 

 bark opened up on the seedling or stalk to be budded. Slip in the 

 bud and bind in place. 



CLEFT GRAFTING. 



Equipment. Grafting knife, small mallet, saw, grafting wax 

 and cions (twigs or small branches). 



Directions Make grafting wax by melting together by 

 weight, four parts resin, two parts beeswax, and one part tallow. 

 Melt thoroughly. Cool in water. After it becomes hard it should 



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FIG. 5. Grafting tool. 



FIG. 6. Cleft grafting: a, Scion; b, 

 scions inserted in cleft. 



