THE CULTIVATED EVERGREENS 



making the bark of graft and stock cor- 

 respond and then tying firmly. The graft 

 should be cut near the tip of the tree when 

 there is no frost. In four to six weeks 

 the grafts begin to grow out. If the 

 bandage is cutting the bark, the strings 

 may be loosened at the bottom near 

 the root, but the bandage must not be 

 taken off entirely. When the graft is grow- 

 ing well, the stock should be cut back about 

 six inches above the graft, leaving enough 

 side shoots to keep the stock growing. 



Before grafting, the stock should be 

 watered thoroughly. In about two or 

 three days, if the grafts 

 are set well and tied 

 firmly, no water will 

 soak into the cuts, and 

 after this they may be 

 given water when it is needed. 



For about eight weeks the house should 

 be kept closed, after which time a little air 

 will not harm the grafts. 



At the end of May the grafts may be 

 planted out. The side shoots on pinus, picea, 

 and abies should be left on the stock. This 

 is needed to root the plants and may be re- 

 moved the following spring. Juniperus and 

 thuja can be cut off near the graft in July. 

 They will grow all summer. The plants 

 should remain about three years and after- 

 wards be transplanted every two years. 7. The union completed. 



Stock and cion of 

 white pine. 



