GRAFTING. 



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The soil is removed, and the stock cut, as in the case of an 

 ordinary cleft graft ; a slightly bent cutting, with a piece of 



Fig. 58. Cadillac side-cleft graft. 



two-year-old wood at its base, is selected ; two slices of bark 

 are taken away on each side, forming like the blade of a 



c knife (Fig. 61). This blade 

 is inserted into the cleft, the 

 inner bark corresponding on 

 as great a length as possible, 

 and the joint bound if the 

 pressure of the sides of the 

 cleft is not sufficient. 



(f) Budding. The advan- 

 tages derived from budding, 

 rig. 59. Forceps used for side-cieft in the case of many plants, in- 

 duced viticulturists to apply 



this method to vine stocks or cuttings. The first trials were 

 not very encouraging, the proportion of strikes being very low. 



Fig. 60. - Knife used for side-cleft grafting. 



However, better results are obtained now, especially in Hun- 

 gary, where this method of grafting has been advocated by 



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