GRAFTING. 



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be brought into exact contact at one point of their 

 exposed surface. Finally, the graft must be bandaged, 

 and the parts covered with a coating of grafting mastic. 

 This method is employed for fruit trees either with 

 high or low stems, provided the stems be not too thick. 

 Double Cleft Grafting (fig. 13). This differs from 

 the preceding by two grafts being placed in the cleft 



B 



Fig. 12. Single Cleft Graft. 



Fig. 13. Double Cleft Graft. 



instead of one. This method is to be preferred when 

 the thickness of the stock allows of it. The parts heal 

 more quickly, and there is a better chance of success 

 than with only one graft. Nevertheless, if both prove 

 successful, we must not hesitate to suppress the least 

 vigorous one as soon as the place is completely closed, 

 especially in the case of tall trees ; otherwise, the head 

 of the tree being formed of two parts quite distinct 

 from each other, the stem would be liable to be torn 



