. The California fruits and how to grow them. as will be the case with a bunch of home-grown seedlings,different styles of grafting must be used. Where the stock ismuch larger than the scion, as is apt to be the case with Califor-nia seedlings, the cleft graft will be simplest. Cut off the topgrowth smoothly above the root crown and then split the topof the stock, as shown in the engraving. Thenprepare the scion by whittling it to wedge-shapeat the lower end. Open the split in the stockwith a little wedge and insert the scion so thatits inner bark matches with the in-ner bark of the stock, som
. The California fruits and how to grow them. as will be the case with a bunch of home-grown seedlings,different styles of grafting must be used. Where the stock ismuch larger than the scion, as is apt to be the case with Califor-nia seedlings, the cleft graft will be simplest. Cut off the topgrowth smoothly above the root crown and then split the topof the stock, as shown in the engraving. Thenprepare the scion by whittling it to wedge-shapeat the lower end. Open the split in the stockwith a little wedge and insert the scion so thatits inner bark matches with the in-ner bark of the stock, somethingas shown in the second figure. Itdoes not matter whether the outsideof the scion is flush with the outsideof the stock or not; the vital pointis to get the growing layers justinside the barks in contact witheach other, and to be sure of this,it may be well to give the scion aslight diagonal pitch, for if thebarks cross each other, this desirable contact is sure to be is well to make the side of the wedge of the scion which goes. Cleft Graft at Root Crown. Side and Whip Grafting. I I I nearer to the center of the stock a little thinner than the out-side. A scion for a root graft is cut longer than for use in the topof the tree, for in planting the point of grafting is placed a littleway under-ground. Such scions are usually cut with four orfive buds. After the scion is in place it only remains to wrap itclosely with a piece of the waxed cloth or paper, in such a waythat all the cut surfaces are covered, extending thewrapper a little below the split in the root. Paint overthe wrapper with warm wax put on with the brush,put a little on the top of the scion, and the graft iscomplete.
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