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THE CAMELLIA HOUSE. 



quite sufficient. In general, the union will have taken place and the scions 

 may be cut from the parents in about two months. 



But the accompanying engravings and their description will conyey to 

 the reader a better idea of the process of inarching than any description 

 we could give. 



Supposing then, that the plants to be inarched are in a fit condition 

 for the work, choose a new clean portion of the stem of the stock, as near 

 the scion as possible, then take a clear portion of the stem of the stock as 

 near the size of the scion as you can, then take a slice of the bark with a 

 small piece of the wood oif, about the length of one inch and three 

 quarters, as at c, fig. 1. Bring the scion close, and take the exact length 



of the naked part of the stock a, and make a similar place bare in tte 

 scion, as at h, fig. 2. "^Mien this is done, cut a tongue in the stock, or s 

 wedge-slope gap, as at c, fig, 3, to receive the tongue d, fig. 4 ; by this 

 means the scion may be hooked on to the stock to insure firmness, as 

 shown at e, fig. 5. Whtn they have been thus brought together, care 



