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scion is retained after it is joined to the stock; and second, the 

 process, named "inarching," in which the cut top of the 

 scion is inserted nnder the bark of the stock. 



Group J. — Ordinary Grafting hy Approach, 

 The scion is a tree, or a branch of a tree, distinct from 



Approach- Grafting by Inlaying. 



the stock or a branch belonging to the stock itself. The 

 top of the scion is kept entire above the point of con- 

 tact with the stock; however, if too long, it may be cnt 

 above the graft, leaving two or three eyes if it be a single 

 shoot, and a length of four, eight, or twelve inches if it be a 

 ramified branch. There are different ways of joining the 



