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and split the stock. Cut the lower end of the scion in 
the same way. Fit the two portions into each other so 
that the cambium layers meet. After fitting the parts 
together, bind them with five or six turns of cotton 
yarn coated with grafting wax. Then smear wax over 
the entire joint to make it air-tight. 
After the process of grafting is completed, plant the 
trees in boxes or flowerpots in moist sand, and store 
Fie. 102. Cleft Grafting 
a, scion; }, two scions placed in a stock; ¢, same after two years’ growth 
them in a cool cellar until spring, when they may be 
taken up and planted in rich garden soil. The work of 
grafting should be done in February. 
Cleft grafting. This form of grafting is sometimes 
used in placing new branches on old apple trees. Several 
different kinds of apples may be grown on the same tree. 
Select. branches from one to two inches in diameter. 
Cut them off with a saw, without loosening the bark 
