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THE ART OP 



veneering ; shield-budding (in June and July) ; close to the 

 ground or as standards. 



"Remarks. — In winter the evergreen kinds may be cleft- 

 grafted, veneered, or inlaid, under glass. If rooted stocks 

 are not obtainable, cuttings of branches may be used instead. 

 Booted plants may also be taken up and grafted, then trans- 

 planted under a frame or cloche, excluding the air; these 

 need not be potted. 



Cercis. 



Stock. — Common Cercis (from seed). Mode of Grafting. — 

 Ordinary shield-budding, or with the incision reversed (in 

 August) ; close to the ground or as standards. 



Remarks. — As soon as the budding is completed, the 

 branches of the stock should be tied up together and the 

 ends cut off. There would also be no harm in clearing the 

 branches moderately of their leaves. Keep the bandage round 

 the bud during the winter, to preserve it from the action of 

 the frost. 



Broom. 



Stock. — Cytisus alpinus for the white Genista multinora — 

 Genista hispanica (from seed), for the other varieties. Mode 

 of Grafting. — Cleft-grafting (in March, and April) ; close to 

 the ground, or as standards. 



Remarks. — Select for scions branches of the current year's 

 growth, with a heel of two years old. For grafting on the 

 Cytisus, choose stocks of medium thickness, and retain a bud 

 at the top when amputating them. Destroy snails ; they are 

 most frequently found in the neighbourhood of leguminous 

 shrubs and plants. 



Juniper. 



Stock. — Virginian Juniper (from seed). Mode of Grafting. — 

 Veneering (in February and September). Cleft -grafting in the 



