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of the branch to be grafted at a point where the stub will 
not be over two inches in diameter. Much care should be 
taken to prevent the bark splitting down on the under side 
when the branch is cut off. It is often best to make part 
of the cut from underneath. Place the grafting hook so 
the chisel part is over the center of the cut and drive it 
down with the hammer splitting the stub into two parts 
through the center. Remove the tool and drive the wedge 
part into the end of the split stub so as to hold the edges 
a A scion but. b Scions inserted; stub ready for wax 
open. Select a scion and make a double wedge shaped 
cut on the lower end of it, making it wedge shaped length¬ 
wise so as to fit into the cleft, and wedge shaped horizon¬ 
tally so the inside of the scion inserted in the cleft is al¬ 
most cut away while the outside, which comes in contact 
with the cambium layer of the stub, forms an arc of the 
original circle of the twig. When the stub is more than 
one inch in diameter, place a scion in each edge of the 
cleft so the inner bark of the scion and of the stock coin¬ 
cide. Remove the grafting hook. When the stub springs 
back, it will hold the scions firmly in place. All exposed 
