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during the growing season provided buds suited for the season are 

 available. If the work is done in the spring or the early summer, 

 dormant buds held over from the winter season are used. If the 

 budding is to be done late in the summer or early fall, buds of the 

 current year's growth may be inserted and allowed to start into 

 growth the following spring. Practically no time is gained by the 

 fall method and it is less common. 



Other Types of Grafting. — For special purposes there are sev- 

 eral forms of grafting much less common than the cleft-grafting 

 and tongue-grafting already described. 



Splice-grafting is fairly well described by its name. Two sloping 

 cuts are made on the two pieces and these are laid together and tied. 



Saddle-grafting is so named because the scion is split and set 

 upon a wedge-shaped cut made at the top of the stock. This 

 method is sometimes used near the surface of the ground in the pro- 

 pagation of some grapes. A mound of earth may be thrown around 

 the grafted point after it has been tied. 



Veneer-grafting is so named because an incision just through 

 the bark is made on the stock. This is about an inch long. The 

 base of the removed piece is cut off with a downward stroke leaving 

 a little pocket. The scion is bevelled on one side slightly chiselled 

 at the end to fit in this pocket and against the cut area of the stock. 

 The graft must be very thoroughly tied to hold it in place. This 

 method is much used in the propagation of ornamental and potted 

 plants. It may be used when the scion and stock are of different 

 sizes. A very small scion may be made to fit against the veneer 

 cut on a large stock. 



Side-grafting. — Several forms are in use. A thin, wedge-shaped 

 cut on the scion will fit under an opening in the bark of a large 

 stock and the top of the stock need not be cut off until later. Bridge 

 grafting (Fig. 39) may use this form of graft. 



The side-grafting cutting method differs from the last in having 

 a wedge-shaped cut made on a small stock. This wedge is inserted 

 under the bark of the scion or cutting. Careful tying is absolutely 

 necessary. Waxing may also be used. Some grapes are grafted on 

 roots by this method. 



Shield-grafting is similar to prong-budding and may be called 

 scion budding. A beveled scion is fitted under the T-shaped cut 

 on the bark of the stock. It is then well tied and waxed. 



Inlaying is so named because the wood of the scion is cut in 

 exactly the same shape as the piece of wood removed from the 



