MODIFICATIONS OF THE WHIP-GRAFT. 



which grows readily from cuttings unites quiclcly 

 variety which does not grow from cuttings. Fig. lo 

 trates such a case. The stocl-c, or cutting, is the true 

 Downing mulberry, which stril^es root readily. The 

 cion is any of the varieties of Moms alba or ilf. 

 rubra, like the New American or Hicks, which roots 

 with difficulty from cuttings. In this instance, the 

 buds have been cut from tlie stock to prevent it 

 from suckering. , 



Any sliarp and strong thin-bladed knife may be 

 used for tlie making of whip-grafts. For small 

 and tender plants, a common budding-knife is suf- 

 ficient, but it is too light for most work. A favor- 

 ite style of knife for root-grafting is shriwn in 

 Fig. io6. It is much like a shoe-knife, witli large, 

 cylindrical handle and a stationary blade. These 

 knives can be had by the dozen for aljout twenty- 

 five Cents apiece. 



Modified Whip-grafts. — There are many modifi- 

 cations of the whip-graft. One of them (Fig. 107), 

 used for the grape, is described Ijy Lodeman i:i 

 "The Gral'ling of Grapes" (Bulletin 77, Cornell 

 Experiment Station): " Fig. 107 represents a form 

 of grafting which is quite connnon in Italy. Tlie 

 stock is cut off at an angle an inch or two below 

 the surlace of the soil, and is then split downward, 

 beginning a little above the center of the cut sur- 

 face. Tliis downward cut is made at a sliglit 

 angle to the grain, in order to prevent splitliiig. 

 In true tongue or whip-grafting the ciun is |ire- 

 pared in the same manner as the stock ; but in the 

 graft shown in the figure, a portion of t!ie Iiark is 



106. Graftinj-knife with stationary biade (.vj^j. 



