GRAFTING eee 
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This method has been successfully practised for 
obtaining dwarf flowering plants of Rhododendrons by 
grafting terminal shoots just before the flowering season 
arrives, and placing them in a close frame without 
bandaging or anything beyond a tie. In wedge-grafting 
the positions of parts are reversed, the scion being made 
WEDGE-GRAFTING. 
wedge-shaped and fitted into an incision of similar shape 
and size cut in the stock (see illustration). 
Crown- or Rind-Grafting. 
This has advantages over cleft-grafting, it being 
practicable to work stocks of considerable age and size 
without cleaving, and rendering the wood unsound. 
Crown-grafting is practised in spring, when the bark 
