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of the branch to be grafted at a point where the stub will 

 not be over two inches in diameter. Much care should be 

 taken to prevent the bark splitting down on the under side 

 when the branch is cut off. It is often best to make part 

 of the cut from underneath. Place the grafting hook so 

 the chisel part is over the center of the cut and drive it 

 down with the hammer splitting the stub into two parts 

 through the center. Remove the tool and drive the wedge 

 part into the end of the split stub so as to hold the edges 



Cross section showing 

 how to place scion so 

 inner barks coincide. 



a A scion but. b Scions inserted; stub ready for wax 



open. Select a scion and make a double wedge shaped 

 cut on the lower end of it, making it wedge shaped length- 

 wise so as to fit into the cleft, and wedge shaped horizon- 

 tally so the inside of the scion inserted in the cleft is al- 

 most cut away while the outside, which comes in contact 

 with the cambium layer of the stub, forms an arc of the 

 original circle of the twig. When the stub is more than 

 one inch in diameter, place a scion in each edge of the 

 cleft so the inner bark of the scion and of the stock coin- 

 cide. Remove the grafting hook. When the stub springs 

 back, it will hold the scions firmly in place. All exposed 



