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We have remarked that in bilateral cordons, that is, when 

 the stem divides right and left in the form of a T> the parts 

 join easily enongh in grafting by approach or lengthening ; 

 but as the sap meets in two opposing currents, the same 

 uniformity of growth is not obtained as with the unilateral 

 cordon. 



Use of Approach-Grafting for Increasing the size of Fru it. 

 This application of grafting by approach is not very common,, 

 as, in the first place, it demands some skill on the part of the 

 operator, and, in the next, success does not always crown his 



Grafting to increase the size of the Pear, 

 work. We have, however, more than once seen its successful 

 results, and especially with M. G. Luizet, arboriculturist at 

 E cully, who in 1856 exhibited some fine specimens at Lyons 

 at the inauguration of the Pomological Congress. About the 

 month of June a young herbaceous branch is grafted by 

 approach on the stalk of a pear, and bandaged with a woollen 

 thread, which must not be drawn too tightly. If the branch 

 continues to grow Tigorously, the end of it is pinched ; if it 

 has ceased to increase in length, it is left as it is. The 

 object is to secure a greater flow of nourishment to the fruit. 



