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is made, in which the bud is inserted, but in such a manner as 

 that the base of the bud shall be perfectly on a level with the 

 surface of the tubercle ; and it is cemented with grafting-wax. 

 The tubercle is then planted in a pot, taking care not to cover 

 the neck on which the graft is, and the pot is plunged in a hot- 

 bed under glass. When the graft has taken properly, the 

 plant is turned out into the open border. 



2. Herbaceous Furrow- Grafting for vertical Shoots ; Greffe 

 herbacee en Rainure pour les Omnitiges. (Jig' 57.) — A bud with 

 a triangular slice of bark and wood, when 

 in a soft or herbaceous state, is cut out of 

 the scion, and inserted in a corresponding 

 groove made in the stock, as shown in the 

 figure ; a ligature is applied, and afterwards 



grafting-wax. 



This mode of grafting 



ceeds both with the young wood of trees 

 and with herbaceous plants, whether peren- 

 nial or annual. M. Tschoudy gave the ar- 

 bitrary name of omnitiges to those plants, 

 all the shoots of which have an equal tendency upwards, and 

 which, of course, are all equally suitable to graft upon. 



3. Herbaceous Grafting for Shoots with opposite Leaves ; 

 Greffe herbacee pour les Bourgeons a Feuilles opposees. (fg. 58.) 

 In the middle of the stem, between two opposite 

 eyes, an angular and longitudinal incision is 

 made, traversing the stem from one side to the 

 other. The graft is cut angularly at its top 

 and bottom, and it is inserted as in the figure. 

 The binding, &c, is then put on as usual. 

 This mode of grafting is suitable for those 

 species of trees, and annual or perennial plants, 

 the buds of which are opposite on the stem, 

 which happens most frequently on the central 

 shoots of plants. M. Tschoudy gives the name 

 of multitiges to those plants, the central shoots of which have a 

 tendency to rise more vertically than the lateral ones, and 

 which have consequently more vigour : it is upon these central 

 shoots that the grafts ought to be made. 



4. Grafting on the Stem of Annual or Perennial 

 Plants ; Greffe sur Tige de Plantes Annuelles ou 

 Vivaces. (fig. 59.) — The period chosen for this 

 mode of grafting is that of the greatest vigour of 

 the plant, that is, some days before its going into 

 flower. The stem of the stock is cut through 

 above a leaf, as near as possible to its petiole, and 

 a slit downwards is made in the section. A 

 shoot is then taken off near the root of the plant to 



