EXEKCISE XXXVIII 



THE STUDY OF VENEER GRAFTING 



Material. Stocks of the apple or pear from one half to three 



fourths of an inch in diameter. 



Apparatus. Grafting-cord or raffia, sharp knife or chisel. 

 This form of grafting is adapted to ornamentals and rare stocks 



which are usually grown in pots. In this method of grafting an 



incision is made into the wood, and 

 all of the wounded surfaces are 

 completely covered by the match- 

 ing of the scion and the stock. No 

 grafting- wax is used. This method 

 is employed from November until 

 March, and the scions are applied 

 an inch or two above the surface 

 of the soil. Both dormant and 

 growing scions are used. 



To make a veneer graft, an in- 

 cision from one to one and one-half 

 inches in length is made upon the 

 stock, just through the bark, and 

 the small piece of bark is removed 

 by a downward-sloping cut at the 

 base (Fig. 36). The base of the 

 scion is cut off obliquely, and upon 

 the longest side a portion of the 



bark is removed, corresponding to the part taken from the stock. 



The scion is then tied tightly to the stock. 



1. Secure branches of the apple or the pear, from about one 

 half to three fourths of an inch in diameter, and practice by 

 making several of these grafts. Make all cuts clean and sharp. 

 Make a natural-size drawing of the stock and the scion, at least 

 three inches in length. Show the cut surfaces separately, and give 

 the size of each. 



2. Make a natural-size drawing, four inches in length, after the 

 stock and the scion have been placed together and firmly tied. 



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FIG. 36. Veneer grafting 



A, stock, showing the cut; B, scion, 



showing the cut at the base ; C, scion 



and stock united and tied 



