. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1897. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. CLEFT-GRAFTING. CLEFT-GRAFTING is probably in more general use than any other kind. It is commonly performed to change the bearing of apple, plum and various other trees and plants. It may be used on very small branch- es or stocks, but is •he form that is best adapted to large branches. The tools used on stocks of larger size are a sharp, fine saw for cut- ting off the stems or branches and a grafting-chisel for splitting the stock and holding open the cleft. On Fig. 1116. small stocks a sharp knife is used for al
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1897. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. CLEFT-GRAFTING. CLEFT-GRAFTING is probably in more general use than any other kind. It is commonly performed to change the bearing of apple, plum and various other trees and plants. It may be used on very small branch- es or stocks, but is •he form that is best adapted to large branches. The tools used on stocks of larger size are a sharp, fine saw for cut- ting off the stems or branches and a grafting-chisel for splitting the stock and holding open the cleft. On Fig. 1116. small stocks a sharp knife is used for all the purposes of saw and grafting-chisel. The work is done as follows : The place selected for the insertion of the scions should be where the grain is straight. The stock is then cut "square" oflf, and is split through its center to a sufificient depth to allow the scion to be put in place. The cleft should be held open by the wedge-shaped part of the chisel (a large nail will answer the purpose in a small way) until the scions are inserted, when the wedge is withdrawn, allowing the. 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 St. Catharines, E. S. Leavenworth
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