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same in both. In grafting by approach, the scion is not stripped 

 of its leaves, as in the other modes, because it remains attached 

 to the parent plant while it is being joined to the stock. From 

 both scion and stock a precisely similar portion of wood and 

 bark is removed, so that the parts may fit exactly when they 

 are put together. In order to promote their union, the graft 

 is bandaged, and covered with grafting-wax. In the case of 



two trees being grafted together, a prop or stake is used. 

 After they have continued to grow together for, at least, a year, 

 when the union may be considered perfect, the part grafted on 

 the other may be detached from the parent stem. The modes 

 of grafting by approach may be divided into two classes : — 

 First, those ordinary methods, in which the upper part of the 



Veneer- Grafting by Approach. 



