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PIECE ROOT APPLE GRAFT. 
Piece root apple grafts are made by cutting the root of the apple seed- 
ling in lengths of 2'/2 to 3 inches, making from three to five sections out of 
a root, according to the length of the seedling, and inserting a scion five to 
six inches long in each root, then running a waxed threat around the joint 
to bind the scion and root closely together. You will see from the illustra- 
trion that WHOLE ROOT grafts are made in the same way, but instead of 
cutting the roots into three to five pieces, one root only is used. This makes 
WHOLE ROOT trees expensive to grow, yet our prices are no higher than 
trees from other first class nurseries. We think quality counts more than 
quantity. 
