PROPAGATION BY BUDDING AND GEAFTIXG. 



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and only one graft is made from each seedling. They are 

 tied and waxed, as shown in the figure, with the liquid 

 grafting-wax (83). In making the wedge it is desirable 

 to cut both sides the same thickness. If the slope is made 

 thickest on the outer edge the pressure at the bark and 



Fis. 44. — Side-grafting plum, cherry, and pear. 



cambium layer is not favorable to the union. In making 

 a true side cut in the crown of the stock it must be held 

 in some way firmly. A barrel-stave fastened at the back 

 side of the cutting-bench with a wire passing down to a 

 foot-rest, as shown in Fig. 45, answers the purpose well, 

 but at the point where the stave rests in the stock it must 

 be padded to prevent injury when pressed down firmly. 



