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according to the method to be adopted. In 

 the simplest case the stock is cut across 

 obliquely and a scion of the same thickness is 

 cut in a similarly oblique manner, so that the 

 two cut surfaces will fit together. Stock and 

 scion being thus prepared, fit them together, 

 so that their cambiums are in close contact, 

 and fasten them securely in position by means 

 of suitable binding material. There is a ten- 

 dency for scions, thus shaped, to slip out of 

 position ; notches or tongues are often cut 

 therefore in both stock and scion to diminish 

 this danger of slipping, but care must be 

 taken to cut the two surfaces in such a 

 manner that they may fit together accurately. 



4. In some cases it is desired to fix a small 

 scion on a large stock. The stock is then cut 

 off at the place where the scion is to be inserted, 

 the end of the scion trimmed to a thin, pointed 

 wedge-like form, and thrust in between the 

 wood and the bark of the stock into the 

 cambium in fact. In another method a long 

 narrow V shaped incision is made in the bark 

 and down into the wood of the stock, the base 

 of the scion is cut to a corresponding shape, 

 fitted to the stock and secured in position by 

 binding. 



5. In all these methods of grafting it 



