January 5, 1907. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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12. Showing how to spread out the 
branches of a fan-trained Apricot tree. 
A sharp knife must be used. The bark 
(at one side at least) of both the stock and- 
scion must fit together. There are many 
ways of performing grafting, but I shall 
only name the most simple. (See 
sketches.) To exclude air from the junc¬ 
ture of both stock and scion a mixture 
13. Scion ready for insertion in stock. 
(Tongue grafting.) 
of clay and chaff, or cut moss, or grafting 
wax must be used. 
To Make Grafting Clay.—P rocure 
somie nice soft clay, mix a small quantity 
of water with it, and some moss or . chaff. 
14. Showing scion inserted in stock. 
(Tongue grafting.) 
Knead all thoroughly, and use it while in 
a condition like'soft putty. Or, instead of 
clay, use the following wax mi'xture: 
Black pitch, 5 parts; rosin, 1 part; 
yellow wax, 2 parts. Another good re¬ 
cipe is: Yellow wax, 2 parts; suet, 1 part. 
Very neat work may be done by using 
these recipes. 
Young Stocks may be worked, or older 
trees headed dowm, and then grafted. 
New varieties are thus worked on obso¬ 
lete ones, and weakly growers strength- 
75. Scion firmly waxed in stock. (Tongue 
grafting.) 
ened by being grafted on stronger grow¬ 
ing stocks. 
(See Figures 13, 14, 13, ib, 17, and iS.) 
Exhibiting Apples. — Cooking varieties 
should be large if of good quality. The 
skin must be clear, not speckled, and each 
specimen should be of good form, not 
irregular in 'shape. Dessert varieties 
should be of high quality ; mere size will 
not do. The colour Should be good, and 
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16. Scion ready for insertion in stock. 
(Cleft grafting.) 
the skin clear. Moreover, the fruit should 
be even in shape and ripe. 
To oil, polish or interfere with the 
skin would detract from the general ap¬ 
pearance of the specimens. Those with 
shrivelled flesh lack merit. 
Six Apples form*a dish. 
Stage them on a shallow plate on moss 
covered with Vine, Fig, or other leaves. 
Some Good Varieties for a Medium 
Sized Garden. 
Dessert. 
July — August. 
Irish Peach, Devonshire Quarrenden, 
Mr. Gladstone, Margaret. 
17. Showing scions inserted in stock. 
(Cleft grafting.) 
August— September. 
V orcester Pearmain, Langley Pippin, 
Red Astrachan, Lady Sudeley. 
September — October. 
Pine Apple Russet, September Beautv, 
King Harry, Cornish Aromatic. 
October — November. 
Cox’s Orange Pippin, King of the Pip¬ 
pins, Blenheim Orange, Golden Reinette, 
Margil, Ribston Pippin. 
December — January. 
Fearn’s Pippin, Braddick’s Nonpareil, 
Adam’s Pearmain, King of Tompkin’s, 
Scarlet Nonpareil, Golden Pippin. 
18. Scions firmly waxed in stock. (Cleft 
grafting.) 
February — March. 
Mannington's Pearmain, Northern Spy 
Melon, Wyken Pippin. 
