. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. 240 l'\T 1'I<U1'.\L,AT1U.\ advantage of having two cions is that the healing will be quicker. Should both grow, the weaker or poorer placed should be cut off cleanly the following spring. In making cions the lowest bud should be just above, almost between, the cuts that form the wedge. When placed in the stock this bud should point outward, and when the wax is applied should be covered completely. As the sprout grows it will ]iush through the wax. For outdoor grafting of this kind, cion wood, always of. FIG. 195^
. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. 240 l'\T 1'I<U1'.\L,AT1U.\ advantage of having two cions is that the healing will be quicker. Should both grow, the weaker or poorer placed should be cut off cleanly the following spring. In making cions the lowest bud should be just above, almost between, the cuts that form the wedge. When placed in the stock this bud should point outward, and when the wax is applied should be covered completely. As the sprout grows it will ]iush through the wax. For outdoor grafting of this kind, cion wood, always of. FIG. 195^S1DE AND TERMINAL CRAFTS A, side graft of herbaceous plant complete; a, cion; b, stock enlarged; B, terminal graft complete; c, cion; d stock. only one season's growth, should be cut while the trees are fully dormant and stored in an ice house or in some other cold place to keep tiie liuds from swelling. The operation is best performed just when the trees are break- ing into leaf. If the twigs are long and the lower buds poorly developed, these should 1)e discarded Because cleft grafting is a rigorous operation, preference, wher- ever possible, should be given to stocks of one-half to one. 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 Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville), 1868-1946. New York : Orange Judd Company
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