GRAFTING. 5 



must be made round the stem of the subject (A, fig. 4), 

 immediately above the point where the branch B is to 

 be grafted. This is done in order to retard the flow of 

 sap from the roots ; immediately below this, a vertical 

 incision must be made, about 2 inches long, and of a 

 width and depth equal to the diameter of the branch 



Fig. 3. Grafting by Approach, Fig. 4,-Method of Catting Fig. 5.-Cutting 

 or Inarching the Stock. the Graft. 



B, fig. 3. The branch must be cut at the point A, fig. 3, 

 in a form (fig. 5) to fit exactly in the vertical incision, 

 B (fig. 4), and the edges of the bark of the graft and of 

 the subject must be brought into perfect contact. This 



