GRAFTING. 



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less chance of success ; it will then be necessary to 

 detach the branches which bear the grafts, a month 

 before, and to cover them over in a shady place till the 

 time of grafting. 



This mode of grafting is now frequently employed 

 to replace fruit-branches that have disappeared from 

 the large boughs, or to transform too vigorous but 

 unfruitful branches into fruit-bearing ones. 



in.— BUDDING OR SHIELD GRAFTING. 



In grafts belonging to this group the piece cut from 

 the bark to form the graft is most frequently in the 

 form of a shield, A (fig. 23) ; this piece of bark must 

 have upon it, near its centre, an eye or bud. 



These grafts are especially used for young stocks, or 



Fig. 23.— Shield Graft or Budding Fig. 24.— Inside of Chitting of 



by Dormant Bud. Shield or Bud. 



branches, of from one to four years of age, having thin, 

 smooth, and tender bark. There are several varieties 

 of shield grafting, but the two following will be found 

 sufficient for general use. 



Shield Grafting with Dormant Bud (fig. 23). — 

 This is practised from the end of July till the be- 



