. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. 122. Hoit's grafter. handle of the knife. It is important that the wedge stand well away from the curved blade in the knife shown in Fig. 120, else it cannot be driven into the stub. In the picture, it is too close to the blade. In Fig. 121 â made from the style of knife most com- monly seen in the marketâthe wedge is too short for most efficient service. There are various devices for facilitating the operation of cleft- grafting, but none of them have become generally popu- lar. One of the b
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. 122. Hoit's grafter. handle of the knife. It is important that the wedge stand well away from the curved blade in the knife shown in Fig. 120, else it cannot be driven into the stub. In the picture, it is too close to the blade. In Fig. 121 â made from the style of knife most com- monly seen in the marketâthe wedge is too short for most efficient service. There are various devices for facilitating the operation of cleft- grafting, but none of them have become generally popu- lar. One of the best is Holt's device (Fig. 122), which cuts a slot into the side of the stub. The machine is he'd in place by a trigger or clamp working in notches on the under side of the frame. The upper handle is then thrown over to the right, forcing the knife into the stub. This is a Californian device. A very good grafting-knife for small stocks or trees in nursery row is shown in Fig. 123. This is the Thomas knife. The larger arm is made entirely of wood. At its upper end is a grooved portion, into which the blade closes. This blade can be made from the blade of a steel case-knife, and it should be about 2% inches long. It is secured to an iron handle. The essential feature of this implement is the draw cut, which is secured by setting the blades and the pivot in just the position shown in the figure. The stock is cut off by the _. , â. shears, and the cleft is then made by 13$. Thomas'graftvng- â ' , , j i- knife. turmng the shears up and makmg 3. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, The Macmillan Co.
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