GRAFTING. 



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inch long, (this is another material thing to 

 pay attention to,) commencing about a quarter 

 of an inch below the top of the slice ; let your 

 knife go in not more than half-way through the 

 scion, for if you cut too far in when your grafts 

 are united, you must be at the unnecessary 

 trouble of shouldering or tying them again 

 round the top, otherwise those cut too far 

 through when they have grown any size, the 

 winds will blow down, even after tying them 

 a second time. 



Having got your scion ready, you take a 

 slice of your stock the length of the slice on 

 your scion, make a tongue or slit about the 

 same length as that on your scion, beginning 

 nearly at the top of the slice, letting your knife 

 slope gradually into the stock. If your stock 

 is much larger than your scion, do not make 

 your slice too deep into the stock, in order 

 that your scion may touch the inner rind of the 

 stock on both sides as well as the bottom ; but 

 be careful to let your scion just touch the 

 bottom of the slice on the stock, as that is 

 necessary both for its making a good growth 



