54 GROWING PLANTS BY CUTTINGS, ETC. 



up a number of young trees. The blackberry and 

 the red raspberry are also examples of plants which 

 reproduce themselves by root cuttings. 



Grafting is an- 

 other method of 

 growing plants. A 

 branch of mature 

 or ripened wood 

 with one or more 

 buds attached, 

 called a scion, may 

 be cut from one 

 tree and united 

 with the root or 

 branch of another 

 tree called the 

 stock. Many of 

 our fruit trees are 

 started in this 

 manner. For ex- 

 ample, in growing 

 apple trees the 

 scions from a tree 

 bearing desirable 

 fruit are grafted 

 to the stocks of 



STEPS IN BUDDING apple s e e d 1 i n g S 

 a, twig having suitable buds to use; 6, method of cutting . , -, 



off the bud; c, how the bark is cut; d, how the bark WmOl naVC gTOWn 



is opened; e, inserting the bud; /, the bud in pkce; --.. O rvrl<i c>orlc 



g, the bud properly wrapped ITOm applC SCCQS. 



