CHAPTER V 
Root-Grafting 
For root-grafting it is only necessary 
to have a sharp knife, apple or pear seed- 
lings and the scions. It is fine handicraft 
work, and can be done anywhere, in the 
schoolroom or at any convenient place. 
The seedlings can be purchased of any 
nurseryman for from six to fifteen dollars 
per thousand, and the scions will be 
inexpensive. One seedling will make from 
one to six root grafts. The grafting- 
cloth is perhaps the best thing to use for 
tying up the seedlings. It should be cut 
in strips about three-eighths of an inch 
wide for tying in the grafts. Any part of 
the root over three-sixteenths of an inch 
in thickness can be utilized in root-grafting. 
It is better to be six inches long, although 
not necessary. It is well to have the 
scions four to six inches in length. The 
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