GRAFTAGE 



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from the stock and a piece of cion of equal size fitted on the place. 



In the greenhouse a ball of moss around the union is sufficient. 



When done out of 

 doors, the cut edges 

 must be thoroughly 

 waxed. The stock need 

 not be headed back 

 until the cion is grow- 

 ing nicely. Certain 

 plants which are more 

 difficult to graft are 

 best placed in a propa- 

 gating case, or grafting 

 frame (see p. 66), where 

 the atmosphere can be 

 confined. Many of 

 the evergreens and Rho- 



Fig. 57. Veneer grafting. A, The stock notched. dodeildrOUS are prepa- 



id, The cion cut to fitstock. C, Stock and by 



SIDE GRAFTING 



Very closely resembling the veneer graft is the side graft. A 

 diagonal cut is made in the stock, which should be long. Note the 

 sketch (fig. 58), which shows how the cion is made and inserted 



Fig. 58. Side grafting the Rose. The cut in the stock should not be so nearly through 

 the stem and is best made longer and more acutely than shown in the sketch 



