64 Pecan-Growing 



that the lowest bud will stand on the outside just above the 

 stock. The stock containing the cion is wrappeed securely 

 three or four times with stout twine. A small peg a little 

 larger than a toothpick is then pushed under the twine on 

 either side of the cion. All cut surfaces are carefully waxed 

 or the stubs are first wrapped with waxed cloth and then tied. 

 The work should be examined every tew days. If cracks occur 

 the wound should be rewaxed (Fig. 15). 



Good results are often secured in bark-grafting by slipping 

 a small paper sack over the cion and binding it to the stock. 

 This will prevent the cion from drying out before it has had 

 time to unite, and will protect it in many other ways. The 

 sack should be removed as soon as the cion start into growth. 



All native buds should be rubbed off the limb until the cion 

 has started into growth and becomes strong enough to hold 

 its own. In using large trees one or more native limbs should 

 be left either above or below where the cions are to be placed. 

 These limbs will support the tree until it has had time to 

 renew its top, which will be in one to two years, depending 

 on its size. These native limbs should gradually be removed 

 as the top is renewed. 



If the stock is over two inches in diameter, two cions should 

 be set opposite each other. If both grow, the weakest should 

 be removed as soon as the wound is healed. A short time 

 after the cions start into growth the string should be cut so as 

 to prevent girdling. 



When the shoots on the cion force out they usually make 

 very rapid growth and are likely to be blown or broken off 

 if not given careful protection. When they are from four 

 to six inches long, a board should be bound securely to the 

 side of the stock and allowed to project from twelve to fifteen 



