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THE ART OF 



so that while only one of the sides (M) slants towards the 

 centre, the other (N) will only have the bark removed as far 

 as the albnrnnm. In the other methods of ordinary cleft- 

 grafting, those scions which have too much pith may always 

 be cut in this way ; in that case the stock is cleft obliquely, 

 and not diametrically, in order to spare the central part. 



Seasons for Ordinary and OlAiqiie Cleft-Grafting. 

 The principal seasons for cleft -grafting are spring and the 



Mode of Cutting the Scion for Oblique Cleft-Grafting. 



end of summer. In the south of France, where the winters 

 are very mild, it is practised with success from the month of 

 December. Towards the north they seldom commence before 

 March or April. In those districts where growth is prolonged, 

 the summer-grafting is very often done in the autumn. Thus 



