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upon tlie top of high trees, they being frequently 

 broken by the larger birds perching upon them. To 

 prevent accidents from this cause, a kind of perch, A 

 (fig. 11), may be affixed, fastened to each side of the stem 

 by two osier bandages. This possesses an additional 

 advantage in the security it affords to the principal 



Fig. 10.— Paper Cap for Grafts. Fig. ll.—Graft Protector. 



branches, B B, during the summer which develops the 

 graft, the grafts being tied to the stock to prevent 

 their being blown off by the wind. 



8th. Lastly, it is necessary to be careful that the 

 numerous branches which always grow from the head 

 of the stock do not destroy the graft by absorbing all 

 the sap. During the summer which follows grafting, 



