. The book of the garden. Gardening. PROPAGATION BY GRAFTING. 331 makiug a sloping cut of about the same length as the cut in the stock; then make a tongue to corre- spond with that in the stock, but cut upward in- stead of downward. The scion is then to be placed on the stock, inserting the tongue of the former into the tongue of the latter (c); bring the two edges of the cut in the top of the stock and the two edges of the cut in bottom of the scion to meet exactly; or, if the graft be larger than the stock, so that both edges of the bark of the former cannot meet the corresponding edges of
. The book of the garden. Gardening. PROPAGATION BY GRAFTING. 331 makiug a sloping cut of about the same length as the cut in the stock; then make a tongue to corre- spond with that in the stock, but cut upward in- stead of downward. The scion is then to be placed on the stock, inserting the tongue of the former into the tongue of the latter (c); bring the two edges of the cut in the top of the stock and the two edges of the cut in bottom of the scion to meet exactly; or, if the graft be larger than the stock, so that both edges of the bark of the former cannot meet the corresponding edges of the latter, then let one of the edges meet—but this must be done with great precision. The stock and scion, being thus joined, must be bound closely together by soft matting, begin- ning to wind it round the stock an inch or two below the part grafted, and continued upward to the top of the stock; and this, if well done, wiU in many cases be sufficient to secure suc- cess even without the application of clay. A ball of well-prepared clay (some use grafting- wax) is then formed round the stock and scion, when the operation may be considered finished. The use of the clay or wax is in order more effectually to exclude the air until the union takes place; and both this, and the chance of the clay falling off during dry weather, will be secured by drawing up earth around the ball so as nearly to reach its top—that is to say, when the graft is put on near the ground. When it is placed at a greater height, such as in the case of standard trees, then a little moss or soft hay tied over it will be equally efficient as a non- conductor of heat and moisture. The clay or wax envelop is intended also to preserve the graft in a uniform temperature, and so prevent the rising sap from being checked by cold days or nights. When the scion and stock are both of kinds that do not unite freely, the tongue is sometimes omitted, but in that case more care is required in tying. In the case of shoo
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