. American pomology : apples . Apples. PEOPAGATION. 81 this kind of grafting, if the pressure be sufficiently firm, and if the operation have been performed below the sur- face of the ground, it may not be nec- essary to make any other application than to press the moist earth about the parts, and cover all but the toj) of the graft -with soil, and place a stick to in- dicate the plant and protect it from in- jury. If, on the contrary, the pressure of the cleft be not sufficient to hold the scion firmly, as in small stocks, the graft must be tied. For this a piece of bass matting, or cotton tw
. American pomology : apples . Apples. PEOPAGATION. 81 this kind of grafting, if the pressure be sufficiently firm, and if the operation have been performed below the sur- face of the ground, it may not be nec- essary to make any other application than to press the moist earth about the parts, and cover all but the toj) of the graft -with soil, and place a stick to in- dicate the plant and protect it from in- jury. If, on the contrary, the pressure of the cleft be not sufficient to hold the scion firmly, as in small stocks, the graft must be tied. For this a piece of bass matting, or cotton twine, may be used; and if the operation -has been performed above ground, the whole must be covered „. ,, with grafting Fig. 11.—8IDE GKAFT- ° ° iNG. wax, applied, ei- ther hot with a brush, or cold, after having been worked with the hands, or by wrapping with strips of mus- lin or paper previously spread with the wax. In old times grafting clay was used, and applied with the as a lump around the junc- tion ; but this disagreeable and clumsy appliance has given way to more elegant and convenient arranP'ements ^'S-12.—bide GRAFTniG— arrangemeuuB. ^^^ stock not cut back. Side Geafting is performed in two ways. In one it is a modification of cleft grafting in which there is no cleft, 4*. 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 Warder, J. A. (John Aston), 1812-1883. New York : Orange Judd and Company
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