SRAPTING AND BUDDING. 



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Tongue-Grafting. 

 This is the method most commonly used, and is a sort of 

 carpenter's graft. The scion (B) is cut with a very long 

 sloping or splice cnt ; in this a long notch (D) is cut for about 

 two-thirds of its length, so as to have a bud (E) at the end of 

 it. This notch is to be made quite smooth, and should be 

 made in two clean cuts of the pruuing-knife. The stock (A) 



Ordinary Splice-Grafting. 



is treated in the same way, so as to have a notch corre- 

 sponding to that of the scion, which should fit into it 

 accurately. The point (D) is then inserted into the notch at 

 C, and the parts are pressed into each other. As the ends 

 of the graft are more likely to become loose than the centre, 

 the bandages should be more carefully attended to at these 

 points. The operation is completed by the application of 

 ! j mastic. Should the scion have a smaller diameter than the 



