78 MODES OF GRAFTING. 



lums, &c. In this case the apex of the stock is sloped upwards 

 like a wedge, and the base of the scion is slit the lower ends 

 of the slit sides being thinned so as to fit the wedge-topped 

 stock accurately. It is a simple and successful mode, which I 

 have used in grafting Ficus elastica on roots of the common 

 Fig with every success. It is principally employed when stock 

 afid graft are similar in size and consistence. 



' " Budding' 1 '' or Bud-Grafting. This method is very generally 

 employed in the propagation of standard Roses on the Brier 

 stock, and also in the propagation of Apples, Hollies, Chestnuts, 



Saddle-Grafting. Herefordshire 

 Saddle- Grafting. 



Budding the Rose. Budding reversed. 



Cherries, Plums, Apricots, and many other hardy fruit-trees 

 and ornamental shrubs. One advantage of bud-grafting is, that 

 it can be resorted to when ordinary spring grafting has failed, 

 and thus a season is saved. It is best to select plump but not 

 bursting buds from the centre of a sound and healthy shoot, in 

 preference to those at the base or at the apex. If they are 

 not sufficiently forward, they may be hastened by pinching or 

 stopping the end of the shoot. If, however, they are too for- 

 ward in the centre, those at the base or near the apex may be 

 used. It is best to cut the branches or shoots from which the 



