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leave the scion on the tree where it is wanted. 



There is also a mode of grafting, by which 

 a stock may be worked into a tree which has 

 a feeble root. Take, for instance, a pear-tree 

 upon a quince root, which has become weak 

 and unhealthy, at or below the point of 

 grafting. Set out, close to it, one or more 

 small vigorous Pear stocks, and- graft them 

 into the trunk of the Pear, as near the surface 

 of the ground as possible, or even below it, 

 by the mode of side- grafting inverted. We 

 have seen a dwarf thus entirely taken off its 

 quince bottom, and converted into a standard 

 tree. This should be done as early in the 

 spring as the bark will slip. 



In rich soils and favorable locations, the 

 Pear may be taken off its Quince bottom, 

 simply by setting the latter three or four inch- 

 es under ground, or by raising the ground 

 around it, using, in the latter case, a rich, gen- 

 erous soil, suited to the wants of Pear roots. 



The sap- vessels of the Grape, and of some 

 other vines, are of such structure and location, 

 that the mode of grafting may be varied 

 essentially from what has been described 

 above. 



Mr. Goodnow, of Indiana says, "I have 



