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scion coincide. If they do not fit exactly, take them apart 

 and try until they do. If scion is smaller than the stock 

 it must be carried to one side. Bind firmly with warm 

 grafting cloth one-fourth inch wide, beginning well be- 

 low the union, winding spirally until above the cut. This 

 method is used with tough wooded plants as the apple, 

 the rose, etc. As the tongues hold stock and scion to- 

 gether firmly, it is a better method than plain whip graft- 

 ing. 



SADDLE GRAFTING 



Make a clean slanting cut on each side of the upper 

 end of the root, and a corresponding V-shaped cut on the 



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scion. When these fit exactly, bind them together with 

 grafting cloth. Never allow the hands to touch the cut 

 surfaces. 



