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THE SMALL COUNTRY PLACE 



Grafting. 



Grafting is work that any one at all skilled in the use 

 of a knife can do, yet it will be found that to graft over 

 large trees will require much time and the young trees 

 should have attention first. The process of grafting is 



FIG. 45 A Tall Apple Tree at the End of the First Season After 

 Heading Back. 



fully illustrated in most works upon fruit culture but a 

 brief description may be desirable here (Figs. 46, 47, 48). 



Tools for Grafting. 



For this work one needs a fine-toothed saw to cut off 

 the stock, a large knife to pare the end of the stock, a 

 grafting chisel to split the stock, a small sharp knife to 

 cut the scion, and wax for covering the wound. Begin- 

 ning at the top of the tree, stocks from one to three inches 

 in diameter are cut off squarely, at a distance from the 

 centre of the tree that will make a good formed head. 



