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THE ART OP 



Cedar. 



Stock. — Cedrus atlantica or C. Libani (from seed). Mode 

 ■of Grafting. — Side-veneering; oblique cleffc-grafting (in 

 February and April, under glass) ; close to the ground. 



Remarks. — Take the scions from the tops of lateral branches. 

 Two months after grafting, the grafts may be uncovered and 

 gradually hardened off. The Cedrus atlantica forms a vigorous 

 stock on which to graft varieties of itself, or of 0. Deodara or 

 C. Libani. 



The Cherry. 



Stock. — The wild cherry ; C. Mahaleb ; or the cherry on its 

 own roots (from seed). Mode of Grafting. — Shield-budding 

 (in summer) ; flute -grafting ; crown-grafting (in spring) ; cleft- 

 grafting ; inlaying (in autumn) ; close to the ground on the 

 Mahaleb ; as a standard on the wild cherry. 



Remarks. — The red- fruited wild cherry is better adapted for 

 shield-budding than the black-fruited kind. It should be 

 grafted as a standard and not close to the ground, and the 

 operation should take place when the sap is beginning to 

 decline. It may also be cleft-grafted towards the end of 

 summer, before the sap disappears. Grafting succeeds best 

 on the wild cherry when it is in a position well exposed to the 

 air ; for this reason it is planted on the edges of the walks in 

 nurseries. The wild cherry may also be grafted in June. It is 

 grafted in Belgium with a pushing bud, or crown-grafted, or 

 side-grafted with a simple branch. Scions should be selected 

 which are half -woody at the base of the fresh shoots, and the 

 grafts covered with clay or a paper cap. The Mahaleb or St. 

 Lucie cherry grows in dry soil. It should be shield-budded 

 in preference to any other way, and close to the ground instead 

 of on a tall stem. If the variety to be propagated cannot of 

 itself form a sufficient stem, recourse must be had to the 

 intermediary process, viz., graft on the Mahaleb, close to the 



