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established merit. Our readers are again indebted 

 to Mr. Cornelius. A joint of the vine which is to 

 become the scion is selected, which bends outward 

 as much as possible, and each end being sharpened, 

 is forced into a cut made for it, as seen 

 in the figure. After becoming thor- 

 oughly established, the old wood is cut 

 off at the transverse lines, and the sap 

 is allowed to flow uninterruptedly to 

 the scion. 



23. Midsummer grafting the vi?ie. The soft end 

 of a growing shoot should be selected of not more 

 than a half-inch in length, and sharpened with a 



very keen knife, {h) is where the in- 

 cision is made for the scion [a) ; it thus 

 occupies the place of an auxiliary 

 bud, and if the growth of the lateral is 

 checked, this will push and grow very 

 strong. The lateral must be shortened 



gradually, however, according as the scion is capable 



of disposing of the sap. 



24. Grafting embrgos. Dr. Lindley, on pages 627 

 and 698 of Volume I., 1855, of Gardeners' Chronicle, 

 gives an account of this very curious operation. It 

 is done, he says, in Egypt, where it is said to be a 

 very old custom. It is claimed that thus an orange, 

 citron, and lemon were all " combined into one fruit 

 beneath a common rind." Of this fact there is no 

 doubt. " It was said by the people of the country 



