CHAPTER XVI 



METHODS OF GRAFTING 



295. Classification of graftage. Graftage methods nat- 

 urally fall into three general classes : 1, Inarching, or 

 grafting by approach, in which the cion is not severed 

 from the parent plant until after union is complete ; 2, 

 cion grafting, or true grafting, in which a twig with at 

 least one bud is placed upon or in a stock; and 3, bud 

 grafting, or, to use its popular term, budding, in which 

 only one bud is placed beneath the bark of the stock upon 

 the surface of the young wood. 



296. Inarching, or grafting by approach (Fig. 186), 



which is often placed in 

 a class by itself, may for 

 convenience be treated 

 here. The only point 

 that distinguishes it 

 from other styles in this 

 grouping is that the cion 

 is not separated from the 

 parent plant until after 

 union is complete. In 

 other words, inarching 

 consists in making one 

 plant unite with another 

 while still growing on 

 its own roots. 



A small slice of stem 

 of both stock and cion 

 (Fig. 186, D), is cut with 

 FIG. 186 INARCHING a sharp knife, and the 



A, stock; B, cion; C, stock and cion CUt SUrfaCCS brought tO- 



&* ' cuts n st ck * nd ci n gather and tied firmly 



