GRAPTIXG AND BUDDING. 



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1. For cutting off the heads of stocks which are too thick for 



the pruning-knife, and not thick enough to require the 

 saw, in those modes of grafting which demand a pre- 

 liminary shortening of the stock. 



2. For cutting off scions from the parent tree. 



3. After grafting, for cutting, above the scion, any stocks 



that have not been previously shortened, with the object 

 of stimulating the development of the graft. 



4. For cutting off the heels of grafts made on the branches 



of the stock after a year's growth. 



5. For severing from the parent-tree scions grafted by 



approach. 



6. For pruning spine -bearing plants and trees. 



In general, the wounds occasioned by the secateur require 

 to be dressed with the pruning-knife. 



The Savj. 



Hand-saws, with either a fixed or closing blade, are used for 



The Saw. 



cutting strong branches and thick stocks for crown -grafting 

 with a tall or a short stem, and for cutting off the heels of 

 grafts made on the branches of the stock when they are dry 

 or too thick for the pruning-knife or the secateur. TVhen a 

 strong branch is to be sawn, the heavy branchlets above the 

 place of incision should first be removed j this will render it 



