CHAPTER V 

 ROOT-GRAFTING 



FOR root-grafting it is only necessary 

 to have a sharp knife, apple or pear seed- 

 lings and the scions. It is fine handicraft 

 work, and can be done anywhere, in the 

 schoolroom or at any convenient place. 

 The seedlings can be purchased of any 

 nurseryman for from six to "fif teen dollars 

 per thousand, and the scions will be 

 inexpensive. One seedling will make from 

 one to six root grafts. The grafting- 

 cloth is perhaps the best thing to use for 

 tying up the seedlings. It should be cut 

 in strips about three-eighths of an inch 

 wide for tying in the grafts. Any part of 

 the root over three-sixteenths of an inch 

 in thickness can be utilized in root-grafting. 

 It is better to be six inches long, although 

 not necessary. It is well to have the 

 scions four to six inches in length. The 

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