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FRUIT AND ITS CULTIVATION. 



in a sloping direction, the top end of the cut being oppo- 

 site a bud, as illustrated (Fig. So). The cut surface must 

 then be placed against the stock, and a cut made in the 

 latter at a similar angle to that of the graft. This cut 

 should be made close to the ground. A notch can then 

 be made in the lower end of the stock, and the extremity 

 of the tongue be se'curely inserted into it. In order to 

 keep the scion securely in position, and to prevent dis- 

 turbance by wind, the joint can be bound with raffia, and 

 the whole made secure and air-tight by a thick coating 



Fig-. 82. CLEFT GRAFTING. 



In this method the stock is split -open 

 to receive two scions. Not so good a plan 

 as Crown or Rind grafting (Fig. 81). 



Fig. 83. SADDLE GRAFTING. 



A method suitable for young trees 

 where the stock and scion are of the 

 same size. 



of wax or some other suitable composition. Great care, 

 too, must be taken to see that the bark of the scion fits 

 exactly over that of the' stock on one side at least, other- 

 wise the two cannot properly unite. 



" Crown or rind grafting (Fig. 81) is usually pursued 

 in the case of large orchard trees which have become 

 unproductive. They should be cut back some few weeks 

 before grafting-, and, when the operator is about to com- 

 mence, a further portion of the branch should be cut off, 



