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THE ART OF 



are to be pinched, bnt not cut away, with the object of drawing 

 the sap towards the graft. After a year's growth the two 

 branches are to be cnt off level with the graft. The proper 

 time for operating is in autumn, when the sap is about to 

 decline, although there is a chance of succeeding in spring. 

 The bandaging should be strong, and kept on for a long time, 

 as the wood of the vine has a tendency to split. This method, 



Fork-Grafting of the Beech. 



recommended by M. Eoisselot, of Nantes, enables us to change 

 the nature of a vine-stock by inserting at its forkings scions 

 of the variety which we wish to propagate ; or we may thus 

 bring together several varieties on the same stem. 



Treatment after Cleft-Grafting. 

 "We have already, under the different modes of cleft -grafting, 



