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ding without Buds (Grejfe satis yeux.} The 

 object of this operation is merely to cover a 

 wound or blemish in one tree with the live 

 bark of another, thus : 



" Take from a tree of the same species as 

 the wounded tree, a piece of bark rather larger 

 than the wound, and form it into a regular 

 shape. Cut the bark round the wound into 

 the exact form and dimensions of the piece to 

 be inserted, so that the latter may be fitted 

 into the former, with the greatest exactness. 

 Bind the joint tightly with a ligature, and 

 cover the whole with grafting clay or wax/'' 



The same cure may also be effected by 

 means of scions. Cut good thrifty scions 

 from the same species of tree as the wounded 

 one. After paring the edges of the wound 

 smoothly, insert the lower ends of the scions 

 under the bark at the lower side of the wound, 

 by the above-described mode of side-grafting; 

 then insert the upper ends of the scions under 

 the bark of the upper side of the wound, by the 

 mode of side- grafting inverted. Bind the 

 joint, particularly at its two ends, with tarred 

 rope or some other suitable ligature. Next 

 cover all the parts heavily with grafting clay ; 

 and then bind an old cloth or piece of matting 

 around, so as to secure the whole. 



