GRAFTING. 



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must be made round tlie stem of the subject (A, fig. 4), 

 immediately above the point where the branch B is to 

 be grafted. This is done in order to retard the flow of 

 sap from the roots ; immediately below this, a vertical 

 incision must be made, about 2 inches long, and of a 

 width and depth equal to the diameter of the branch 



Fig. 3.— Grafting by Approach, Fig. 4.— Method of Cutting Fig. 5.— Cutting 

 or Inarching. the Stock. the Graft. 



B, fig. 3. The branch must be cut at the point A, fig. 3, 

 in a form (fig. 5) to fit exactly in the vertical incision, 

 B (fig. 4), and the edges of the bark of the graft and of 

 the subject must be brought into perfect contact. This 



