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of the trunk to fill it out its branches, if none have emerged, or if they've died. 



Graft E is trimmed to a wedge in which the end & the indents are cut obliquely 

 with the result that each of the two surfaces somewhat resembles a lozenge. 



A slit of length & depth corresponding to the wedge on the graft is made in the 

 side of the stock F, or G Fig. 2, with a small chisel. The graft is set obliquely into the slit 

 so that the indentations on the wedge cut make contact with the bark of the stock. It's then 

 completely covered as with the cleft graft. 



This kind of graft, one of the best, is almost infallible. It's performed at the same 

 time as the ordinary cleft graft. 



VI. PUNCH GRAFT. Fig. 4. The punch graft can be substituted for the bud shield 

 graft. It's very easy to perform, it's expeditious & rarely fails. 



Using a punch tool whose cutting edge resembles a rectangle eight or nine lignes 

 [see translator's note, p. 0053] long & three or four lines lignes wide (or one resembling a 

 lozenge or another shape of different dimensions), I cut out a piece of bark S with a bud 

 on it from branch RS. I remove it like a bud shield graft making sure that the bud is intact. 



With the same instrument I cut out a piece of bark / from stock IK. I detach it and 

 discard it because it's useless T. In its place I apply the inside surface of piece S to the 

 exposed woody surface of the stock. I cover it up, as with the bud graft, with several turns 

 of hemp or wool thread that hide all the seams (a). 



{a) Graft No. VI is also called a Punch Graft into a mortise made with a mortise-chisel, 



when, instead of inserting the graft into a cleft, it's inserted a common tool used by carpenters & lathe-workers. 



