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head of the stock must be cut obliquely, then the bark 

 cut vertically a little to the left of the top of the slant. 

 The lower part of the graft must be cut in a pointed 

 form, with a small tooth or notch at the thick end of 

 the cut. A thin line of bark is then cut away upon the 

 left side of the point end of the graft. The graft is 

 inserted between the bark and the wood, so that the 



Fig. 17.— Du Breuil's Improved Crown Graft. 



notch on the graft fits close down upon the top of the 

 stock, and the point of the graft introduced under the 

 bark of the right side only of the stock, fits closely 

 against the unraised bark on the left side of the stock. 



3. Side Branch Grafting. — In this kind of graft- 

 ing it is not necessary to cut the head of the stock. 

 The graft is attached to the side of the stem. It is 



