Gardening for Amateurs 



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wax immediately afterwards so as to exclude 

 air. An experienced grafter is able to carry 

 out this work very quickly and with such 

 dexterity that union of the cam- 

 bium layers is secured nearly all 

 the way round ; the beginner 

 should aim at getting a good 

 union along one side at first and 

 he will perfect his work with 

 practice. Before trying tongue 

 grafting in the garden practise 

 with twigs and branches of trees. 



Splice Grafting. This is much 

 similar to whip grafting except 

 that no tongue and notches are 

 made. The stock and the scion 

 are simply cut across in a slanting 

 direction in such a way that the 

 exposed wood of one is approxi- 

 mately the same size as the exposed 

 wood of the other ; they are then 

 fitted together with the inner bark 

 along one side at least in contact 

 with each other, then they are 

 bound together and wax applied. 

 It will be noticed that in whip or 

 splice grafting the stock and scion 

 must be nearly the same width ; 

 they are most commonly employed 

 when the stocks are young ; three 

 or four buds are allowed on each 

 scion. Many greenhouse shrubs, 

 including Roses, and young shrubs 

 in the open are grafted by the 

 latter method. 



Rind or Grown Grafting. 

 This method is generally employed 

 when old trees are cut back and 

 new varieties are grafted on the 

 stumps. The principal branches 

 of the tree are sawn off and the 

 ends of the stumps are then made 

 smooth with the chisel. A slit 

 is made down the bark for 2 or 

 3 inches, beginning at the stump, 

 and the bark is pulled out a little 

 at the top of this slit. The 

 scion, some 8 to 10 inches long, 

 is cut half through 2 or 3 inches 

 from the bottom and then the lower part 

 is removed except for a thin tapering 

 wedge. This wedge is now inserted in the 

 slit which was made in the bark of the 



stock and pushed down until it is fully 

 hidden and the cross cut rests on the stump. 

 The two are bound together and all the ex- 



Fig. 1. Fig. 2. Fig. 3. Fig. 4. 



The various stages of saddle grafting. 



Fig. 1. Fig. 2. Fig. 3. 



Crown or rind grafting, practised chiefly when the 

 stock is of large size. 



posed parts covered with wax. Two or 

 three grafts are generally placed on each 

 stump, and soon a new tree flourishes in 

 place of the old one 



