. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. APPLES 123 times around the other end of the cut, as in the beginning, and fasten the end, not by tying, but by drawing it down into the cut and by a sharp jerk, break- ing it off. This completes the process. The finished graft should be from seven to nine inches long. (Fig. 2.) Some people prefer to dip the ball of wrapping thread in hot graftin
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. APPLES 123 times around the other end of the cut, as in the beginning, and fasten the end, not by tying, but by drawing it down into the cut and by a sharp jerk, break- ing it off. This completes the process. The finished graft should be from seven to nine inches long. (Fig. 2.) Some people prefer to dip the ball of wrapping thread in hot grafting wax before using. If this is done it is not necessary to fasten the end of the thread after wrap-. Fig. 3. Apple Grafts. At a are shown a good No. 1 apple seedling, whole, and the same cut into three pieces for piece root grafting. At b is shown the complete pro- cess of making apple grafts. ping, as the wax will hold it in place. The old way was to thoroughly wax over the point of union after being wrapped with a string. Some also went so far as to wrap with a piece of waxed cloth. But these precautions are not considered to be necessary. Whole-root grafts are widely advertised. This is a trade name for grafts that have been made by using branching roots four to six inches long, the scion being grafted on at the crown or part of the seedling root that grew just at the top of the ground. Seedlings that have not formed long tap roots may be economi- cally employed in whole-root grafting. It is not practical, and also is unnecessary to use entirely whole roots, where the latter are very long, in root grafting. In the first place it would scarcely be possible to dig the seedling without de- stroying a portion of the tap root, and even if this could be accomplished, it would not be feasible to plant such grafts after they were made as they would be two feet or more in length. In many in- stances there is no doubt but that grafts upon moderately long roots will make better trees t
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