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off, as seen at d on the right of the figure. The 

 stock is cut nearly at an angle of forty-five de- 

 grees, and split through the center at right an- 

 gles with the sloping cut, and the upper edge 

 of the slit rounded off. The tongue is then in- 

 serted in the split, so as to cover the surface of 

 the angular cut on both sides of the split. The 

 engraving shows the manner of doing this very 

 plainly. The graft should be tied in its place 

 with strips of bast or cotton twine. The oper- 

 ation completed, the hole is to be filled up, and 

 the plant protected in the manner above de- 

 scribed. The portion of the graft projecting 

 beyond the stock allows the graft to take root 

 more readily than the first plan, and in this 

 respect it is better ; but not being so simple, is 

 less likely to be well done, and its advantages, 

 in consequence, mostly lost. 



There are several other methods of grafting 

 the vine, some of which answer the purpose of 

 amusement; but there are none better than 

 those given above, and few as good. 



Something may be said in regard to the best 

 time for grafting. It may be done in the fall, 

 early in the spring, or after the vines have 

 begun growing. It has been successfully done 

 at all these times, and so it has failed at all of 



