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times is several degrees below freezing the eartli-packed 

 grafts will not be harmed. To avoid disease, and to keep 

 the grafts dormant until planting-time, the cave must be 

 kept as cool as possible. The writer has had graft-boxes 

 frozen up solidly for a period of over one month and 



FIG. 43. Box set on end for packing root -grafts. 



secured a better stand in nursery than we have ever known 

 with grafts kept in a warm cellar. 



86. Crown-grafting Pear, Plum, and Cherry. These 

 fruits are not as certain to unite as the apple in grafting 

 unless additional care is taken. The common plan of 

 indoor grafting is by wedge and side-uniting, as shown in 

 Fig. 44. This plan gives uniting cell-surface on both 

 sides of the scion. The grafts are inserted in the crown 



