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THE NURSERY AND THE ORCHARD. 



first year. In raising a few trees for his own planting, 

 the fruit grower will usually obtain better results from 

 cleft grafting stocks as they stand — without taking them 

 up ; but as much time is saved by grafting large num- 

 bers of trees during the winter months, whip grafting in 

 the hand is a very useful method of propagation, and 

 is much practiced. When the stock is much larger than 

 the scion, the top and one side are cut away, as 

 shown in figs. 34 to 36. As in cleft grafting, all 



Fig. 34, Fig 



Fig. 35. 



sprouts from the roots must be kept rubbed off, and a 

 single bud trained up from the scion. Unless great care 

 is taken a sprout from the root may be left for the future 

 tree, as sometimes happens in nurseries, in this way pro- 

 ducing a seedling tree, generally of no value. This 

 method of grafting may be applied to standing stocks. 



Some Southern Nurserymen obtain most of their apple 

 stocks from localities farther north, and whip graft them 



