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In this method the stocks are not split down the centre as in the- 

 old way, but instead, the cut is made obliquely, so that the barks of 

 the stock and scion may come obliquely together, and in which way 

 the grafts make a surer and better union. The graft is faced on 

 both sides, to be large at the surface side and thin at the inner side, 

 exactly in the shape of a wedge. The graft is driven down as far 

 as it will go, and made to fit exactly, the barks of the scion and 

 stock to be even on the surface side, the other side does not matter > 

 as the scion unites with the stock of the first only on the surface- 

 side, and in time both sides heal over. The graft having been 

 inserted, it must be tied and waxed. For tying, cloth or twine may 

 be used, arid the wax applied over it. In grafting nursery trees in 

 the field it is best to graft them low, the grafts to be covered with 

 earth within an inch or so from the top, leaving as little of the* 

 graft exposed as possible. This is a protection to both scion and 

 stock, especially from scorching heat, which causes grafts and stocks 

 to die back when left exposed. The leaves of the grafts should 

 never be broken, but cut, nor must they be cut entirely oft'; at 

 least one-third of the leaf should be left (as shown in the figure) to 

 prevent the graft from dying before it has had time to unite with 

 the stock. Neither must the entire leaf be allowed to remain on 

 the graft. The trimming of the leaf prevents it from carrying off 

 too rapidly the fluids by evaporation. 



Scion. 



Stock. 



