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neatly fitted together, the tongue on one entering that of 

 the other, as shown in fig. 14. Ligatures of waxed cloth 

 or strong paper must then be applied to hold the cion in 

 place. This is a conyenient and rapid mode of grafting 

 small stocks or roots in the house or open ground, and is 

 largely employed in grafting the apple during the winter 

 months, the grafted plants being packed away in sand or 

 earth, until the time arrives for planting out in spring. 



CHAPTEE VI. 



GRAFTING CONIFERS. 



Propagating conifers by grafting is confined principal- 

 ly to varieties and rare species, of which seed are not 



Fig. 15. — OION OF PINE. 



readily obtainable, or that are not readily multiplied by 

 cuttings or layers. In this country, grafting of ever- 

 greens is usually confined to plants raised under glass, 



