THE AET OP 



at e, into which the bevelled part d will fit accurately, and be 

 inlaid, as shown at F. 



English Method of Approach-Grafting. 



In addition to bandaging, the parts may be still more firmly 

 consolidated by means of corresponding tongues or notches (A 

 and B) cut in each, so as to fit exactly into each other, C (fig. p. 

 43). If it is apprehended that the union of the parts will be 

 tedious, the top of the stock is cut off at the time of grafting 

 and the scion joined to its extremity. This is called the 

 English method. 



Group II. — Approach-Grafting hj Inarching. 



Although more particularly employed for restoring defective 



Approach-Grafting by Inarching. 



parts of plants and trees, this mode of grafting by approach 

 is equally useful for multiplication. The proper time for it is 

 from April to July. The chief difference between this and 

 the preceding group consists in the cutting off the top of the 

 scion, whether tree or branch, and the inoculation of the top 

 so cut under the bark of the stock. The cutting of the scion 

 is made under an eye or a shoot, so that one or other may be 



