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SUCCESSFUL FRUIT CULTURE 



and containing from two to three buds. The cion is 

 cut wedge shaped, lengthwise, as shown to the left of 

 the figure, with the inner edge thinner than the outer, 



as seen in cross section. It 



is a great advantage to have a 



bud on the outer part of the 



wedge, as shown at a. Figure 



30, as a branch formed below 



the top of the cleft, as at a, 



will make a much stronger 



union than if it unites only 



on top, as at h. The cion 



must be cut with a sharp, 



thin-bladed knife, with one 



quick, clean stroke on each ''^k- ^^-f"** ^*° 



Fig. 29-Cioo si^^- Some practice will be ©f wedge 



required to make a clean 

 flat cut on each side that shall press closely to the sides 

 of the cleft in its entire length. The cion is then 

 inserted in the cleft with its cambium layer, or inner 



bark, in close contact 

 with that of the stock. 

 Figure 3 1, a; the 



£4^my 



Fig. 32 



thicker part of the cion 



Fig. 31-Hori^^^View of Cleft Graft ^^ ^^ ^cing placed Out- 



ward, so that when the 

 wedge is withdrawn the pressure of the stock will be 

 such that the cambium layers, where union can only 

 take place, are brought firmly together. Two cions are 



