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WALNUT CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA. 



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too far behind in the latter operation, avoiding any danger of the grafts 

 drying out before they are tied, waxed and covered. 



Many other methods of nursery grafting are in vogue, but as we have 

 said, the one described is as good as any for the beginner, and in our 

 opinion no other method is superior to it. This style of grafting has 

 been developed and very successfully practiced for several years by 

 Mr. George Weinshank, of Whittier, to whom credit should be given in 

 this connection. 



FIG. 32. Grafted trees in nursery, five months after grafting. 



After grafting the scions which have taken will soon begin to develop 

 and along with them numerous sprouts from the seedling rootstock. 

 The latter must be continually and very carefully removed before they 

 choke out the growth of the scion or become so large as to leave unde- 

 sirable scars when they are finally removed. Growth from the scion 

 should be well started, however, before any suckering is done. Sucker- 

 ing is an important operation, since if done carelessly the graft is likely 

 to become displaced even after it has made considerable growth. If 



