GRAFTING. 

 SADDLE GRAFTING, 



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Which is illustrated in figs. 24 to 26, is sometimes use- 



ful. 



Figs. 24 to 26. 



SIDE CLEFT GRAFTING. 



A modification of cleft grafting, which will often be 

 found useful, is illustrated in fig. 27. It can be applied 

 to seedling stocks which are standing, to whole or pieces 

 of roots taken up and grafted in the hand, and to stems 

 or branches above ground. It will, perhaps, be found most 

 useful in grafting above ground, for the purpose of sup- 

 plying limbs where they are wanting on trees. When the 

 stock to be operated upon is sujaiciently large and firm, a 

 sharp chisel about a quarter of an inch wide is used for 

 making the cut. Set the chisel with the straight side 

 next the stock and drive it in with a mallet about three- 

 quarters of an inch deep in the direction the limbs take 



