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above the graft. The stock is channelled with the gouge 

 and the bark is removed from that part of the scion which 

 is to be placed in the groove. They are then bandaged and 

 covered with mastic. When a vine is grafted in this way, 

 the soil is heaped up about it so as to cover the graft. When 

 the stem of the vine is young, or if it is furnished with vigorous 

 shoots at the base, we have recourse to layer-grafting. A 

 small trench or hole is made (B), in which the shoot is to be 

 layered ; the shoot to be grafted is then cut down to the third 



Layer-Grafting, 



eye (as at A). The other shoots of the same stock are removed, 

 or cut short or grafted in the same way. The scion is grafted 

 at A in the English fashion, then cut so as to leave two or three 

 eyes over-ground, and fastened to a stake. Should the stock 

 offer any resistance it can be pegged down in the bottom of the 

 trench with a forked stick. The hole or trench (B) should then 

 be filled with good free soil, which will facilitate the production 

 of the new roots. Instead of previously shortening the stock 



