FRUIT GROWING 



These stocks are pared smoothly; then, beginning at 

 the highest so that the grafts inserted will not be broken 

 out, the stocks are split with the chisel, and the wedge 



inserted to hold open the cleft :. 



until the scion is inserted, as in 

 Fig. 46. The scion (a part of 

 a shoot of one year's growth 

 with two buds upon it, cut 

 from the outside of the tree,) is | 

 then cut wedge-shaped in two 

 directions and inserted into the j 

 stock so that the inner bark of ., 



i IG. 46 Grafting : How the Stock 



both scion and stock shall be in is Cut and Split, 



contact as much as possible. When the scions are 

 in place the wedge is knocked out and the stock 



FIG. 47 Grafting : How the Scions are Cut. 



presses the two firmly together. Should the stock be 

 less than an inch in diameter, it is generally best to 

 bind it firmly with raffia fibre or other soft flat-tying 

 material. When all is done every cut surface must be 

 covered with wax to keep out air and water (Fig. 48). 



