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then cut off the scion below the place of grafting, and 

 trim the cut end neatly with a sharp knife. 



Grafting stems of equal size : In this method we 

 employ as before a rooted plant as the stock, but 

 only a detached portion of the plant we desire to graft 

 on to it as the scion. Cut back the stock to a place 

 where its stem is of about the same thickness as the 

 scion. Shape the cut ends of stock and scion, so that 



FlG. 5. Showing modes of shaping the cut ends of stock and 

 scion when grafting stems of equal size. 



they may fit together accurately, with their cambial 

 regions in contact. As soon as scion and stock are thus 

 fitted together, secure them in position by firmly bind- 

 ing with binding-tape, taking great care that they are 

 so securely fixed that no displacement can take place, 

 and that the joint is so well covered that the cut 

 surfaces will not dry. 



This method admits of several variations in the 

 manner of shaping the cut ends of stock and scion (see 

 Fig. 5). In the simplest case, cut the two ends obliquely 



