THE SEEDLING-INARCH 55 



Seedlings raised from seeds of new and rare trees, shrubs, 

 and vines may be induced to grow very quickly if used as 

 cions when a few weeks old, by inarching to strong-growing 

 plants of other species of the same genus, or in some cases on 

 species of other genera of the same family. This has been done 

 recently with such plants as Chestnuts, Walnuts, Hawthorns, 

 Oaks, and many others. It is not necessarily done for the pur- 

 pose of hastening the flowering or the fruiting of new plants, 

 but to give quickly an abundance of material for propagation 

 by budding or grafting when the new material is assumed to be 

 valuable. 



If a hard-wood seedling of hybrid origin is tied to a large 

 stock and they fail to unite, there is little or no danger of losing 

 the seedling, provided its roots are kept damp during the period 

 of making the attempt. If the inarch is not successful, the seed- 

 ling can be repotted and grown in the usual way. 



