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ting off a thin slice or veneer of the wood and bark down 

 to the cross-cut in the stock. A similar slice is then cut 

 from the cion, as shown in figure 90. The exposed al- 

 burnum of the cion is placed against that on the stock, 

 and the whole wound firmly bound with a ligature of 

 bass, as in budding or splice grafting. No wax is used, 

 neither is there a tongue made on either cion or stock, 

 but merely a clean, smooth wound, as shown in figure 90. 



As soon as the cion has been inserted, the stock should 

 be removed to the inside frames of the propagating house 

 and gently watered overhead. The bottom of the frames 

 should be either covered with sand or moss — the latter is 

 preferable, as it holds moisture better and gives it off 

 slowly, keeping the air within the frames well filled with 

 vapor. If the frames are not deep enough to admit the 

 grafted plants when set upright, the pots may be tilted 

 over to one side, and a good depth of sand or moss in the 

 bottom will aid greatly in keeping them in this position. 



The house in which plants are veneer grafted in sum- 

 mer should be well shaded, either with lath screens or 

 whitewash on the glass, and in very clear weather it will 

 frequently be necessary to add extra shading to the .inside 

 frames, especially if filled with recently grafted plants of 

 broad-leaved kinds, like the Maples, Magnolias and Dog- 

 woods. In this climate, artificial heat will seldom be 

 required ; still, it is well to have the furnaces in order, 

 as cold storms occasionally occur, and a little fire heat 

 may be needed to allow of rather more ventilation than 

 could otherwise be given with safety. During the first 

 few days, or for the first week after the cions are set, the 

 plants should be kept in a pretty close, warm and moist 

 atmosphere, for the object at this time is to excite growth 

 in the stock, or at least to accelerate the flow of sap, in 

 order to produce rapid granulation of the wounds on both 

 stock and cion, and thereby increase the chances of a 

 union of the two. 



