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BUDDING 



INARCHING. 



Veneer-grafting is chiefly used for propagating trees and 

 evergreen shrubs. The scion is cut with an even splice-cut, about 

 1 in. long ; a corresponding quantity of bark is taken 

 off the side of the stock ; both are then ritted to- 

 gether, without a cleft or incision being made in 

 the wood. 



Grafting by approach, or Inarching. This is 

 the best system of grafting known, and natural 

 examples are frequently seen in trees growing together. 

 It is specially suited to the tropics, and is successfully 

 applied to Mangoes and other fruit trees. Nutmeg, 

 Cacao, Coffee, etc., may also be propagated in this 

 way. The scion in this case must be grown in a pot 

 or bamboo, so as to be movable, or planted close to 

 the stock. In the case of large trees which it is desired to increase 

 in this wav, a temporary platform may be erected near the tree upon 

 which the scion-plants are placed in pots ; the shoots of the tree may 

 thus be easily bent down to reach the scions. The mode of pro- 

 cedure for inarching is to remove a similar portion of the wood 

 from both the parts intended for joining ; these must then be care- 

 fully htted together and secured with tying material and a bandage. 

 When the parts have united, dissever the scion from the parent 

 plant below the bandage. The grafted plant must be kept in a 

 shaded place until it has commenced active growth, and stock and 

 scion have become thoroughly incorporated. 



Herbaceous-grafting is applicable 

 for increasing plants of a herba- 

 ceous nature while still growing. By its 

 means the Melon has been grown suc- 

 cessfully upon the Cucumber, the 

 Tomato on the Potato, etc. The stock 

 and scion being nearly similar in texture, 

 the former is carefully split, and the 

 scion prepared wedge-shaped and in- 

 serted rather deeply, allowing the barks 

 to coincide, as in all other methods. 



Tie with worsted, cover th - cut with grafting- wax, and shade from 



the sun. 



Budding. This process, which is a species of grafting, con- 

 sists of taking an " eye " or bud attached to a portion of the bark, and 



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