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As the grafts are waxed they are rolled in sand to pre- 

 vent sticking together. In sections where root-killing 

 occurs the use of a long scion set down to the top bud in 

 nursery is desirable where stocks are not entirely hardy. 

 As the scion is inserted at the crown, and the saving of 

 the fibrous part of the root is desirable, the use of the long 



Fig. 45.— Plan for holding stocks in side root-grafting. 



scion gives a graft twelve or more inches in length. These 

 long grafts need a deeper box in packing. However well 

 cherry and plum grafts are made an even stand in nursery 

 is unusual if the packed boxes are not stored in a cool 

 cave (85). If the buds start prior to planting they usually 

 fail to grow. 



87. Trenching for Graft-planting. — The long grafts of 

 the pear and stone fruits are difficult to plant firmly at 

 proper depth without trenching with a nursery subsoil 

 plough made for this use. Fig. 40 shows tJie construe- 



