PROPAGATION BY BUDDING AND GRAFTING 161 



The edges of the wound are trimmed, and cions are cut an 

 inch or two longer than the width of the girdle, and they are 

 sharpened at both ends. One end is inserted under the bark 

 below the girdle and the other above it. The cions are placed 

 close together entirely around the tree. The two ends are 

 held firmly in place by tying, and the line of union is then 



FIG. 191. Bridge-grafting, for the repairing of wounds. 



waxed over. This operation is said to be necessary to keep 

 up the connection between the root and the top, but this is in 

 most cases an error, unless the girdle extends into the wood. 

 A good dressing of wax or clay, held on with stout bandages, 

 is often much better than the grafting. This method of 

 grafting is sometimes, but erroneously, called inarching. A 

 complete bark girdle made in spring or early summer will 

 usually heal over readily if it is well bandaged; and in some 

 cases even the bandage is not necessary. 



Several forms of bridge-grafting are practiced. Those 

 described by Peck in Cornell Reading-Course Lesson 123 may 

 be taken as examples : 



