THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE- 



nog change in the whole 

 appearance of tne parts operated on, ^p\ 



takes place when the tissues are in — = =, -g -^1 



their earliest and most tender con- 



dition ; when the substance of the plant 



before tliey I 



L 



at that time the naked surface c. .,.„ 



therefore recourse is had to parts much 

 yet young enough to form 



uarkof all branches while youn<r, the 



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No doubt ripe-wood grafting answers 

 lor many purposes, and we i 

 Ullages , " 



: - ' 



tothouninitiitod. 



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11 answer. The process is quick and 

 f Pears v 



kness corresponded sufficienl 

 ; the branches above and below the 

 suf- | great advantage which the mode 

 feet j budding or side-grafting. At the di: 



Hut anurt lor the horiz >nt ,! i ran< !i ■>, it 



Dgh the leading shoot may £ 



as j although the branches d d would be 



■ 

 of probably would not. In fact, the at 



by more or less disappoi 



above detailed ; 



I -J fcet'liUi i 

 The great a 



cially suited for the purposes of the amateur, wh' 



We do not imagine that .Mr. Thompson inien< 

 to say that this kind of grafting was wholly 

 known in Lngland ; he only meant to draw att 



; is another fact equally 

 There is no discri -nina 





nat is to say witi 

 10 '»« " is beyond dangei 

 most easy, or at least c 

 n «ng herbaceous grafting 

 to sav hv !-»■;„„; — :_* " 



July ; and a fortnight 



3 wcfuTn 



Parents nri. se P aratin g mein ironi lueir 



ta «! in a ■ the - French gardeners take advan- 



tl >eir frui Jtr^ lt |= eni ? us wa y> in order to restore to 



..j'j r m' ■ 



their pear,, 



-ing this methoi 



: .. . 



° m FoQt ainebleau we proceeded 



had I0112 totu'iie .-ra! ! _r ; they merely apply tl 



rnal of the advantage uf summer tongue-grafting 

 lessly wounds each of 



Corbeil. is tedious and nee. lie-- The on! 



