VENEER 



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cleft would ordinarily be made. This is cut through the 

 bark and into the wood, its size and depth being regulated 

 by the size of the cion to be used. The cion is cut in the 

 same way as for the cleft, only the lower end is cut 



Stock Cion Graft Completed 



FIG. 49. Veneer or V Grafting. 



V-shaped instead of a wedge. In large stocks, the cut may 

 be made with a saw and the edges trimmed out to the 

 V shape with a knife. 



The V cut of the cion fits into the notch of the stock 

 and the cambium layers are joined as in the cleft. (Fig. 



