GRAFTING. 



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GRAFTING. 



lower end of the scion is inserted iu a 

 bottle of water, to supply it with mois- 

 ture ; a practice which, though not 

 absolutely necessary, is found advan- 

 tageous. In this kind of side-grafting 

 the scion and the stock are cut as 

 shown in fig, 19. Formerly, Cam- 

 ellias were very frequently grafted in 

 this manner, as shown in fig. 21. 



fig. 19. 



STOCK AND SCION PREPARED FOR SIDE- 

 GRAFTING. 



Inarching differs from the other 

 kinds of grafting, by preserving the 

 scion attached to the parent plant till 

 it has become united with the stock 

 in such a manner as to derive its 

 nourishment from it. For the mode 

 of performing the operation, see In- 

 arching. 



To graft with success, the opera- 

 tion is best performed in spring, im- 

 mediately before the buds of the scion 

 begin to expand ; and, in general, the 

 scion ought, in this respect, to be in 

 advance of the stock ; a result which 

 is obtained by cutting off the scions 

 from the parent plant in the winter 

 season, and inserting their ends in the 



FIG. 20. 



SIDE-GRAFTING WITH THE SCION BOUND 

 ON" THE STOCK. 



soil in a cool shady place in the garden 

 till they are wanted in spring. In 

 performing the operation, it is neces- 

 sary to have a very sharp knife ; for 

 if the slightest roughness is left on the 



