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THE ART OF 



Terminal Herbaceous Grafting. 

 "We have used this method chiefly with the pine, but we 

 have every reason to believe that it will answer other members 

 of the Conifer family equally well. When the sap first begins 

 to flow in May and June, and the young shoots of the pine are 

 already an inch or two long, and before the new leaves are 

 developed, is the proper time for grafting. The scion (C) is one 

 of these young shoots in an almost rudimentary state, with a 

 bud at its extremity : it is taken from a branch of the parent 

 tree, it does not matter whether from the top or the sides. It 



Terminal Herbaceous Grafting. 



is cut with a sharp knife on both sides, in an even, sloping 

 direction. This must be carefully done, on account of the 

 delicate texture of the wood. The stock is cut off at the top 

 of the leading shoot, immediately below the group of terminal 

 buds. The leaves around the top (B) are removed, except a 

 few which are left to attract the flow of the sap. The cleft is 

 made either right across, or partially, according to the 

 difference between the diameter of the stock and that of the 

 scion. The scion is inserted rather deeply into this cleft, sc 



