. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. 38 BY GRAFTING. plied in different ways. The wax may be directly applied when just warm enough to run, by means of a brush; or ll may be spread thickly with a brush over sheets of muslin, 01 thin, tough paper, (" post-office paper" is best,) which are afterwards, during a cold day, cut up into plasters of con- venient size
. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. 38 BY GRAFTING. plied in different ways. The wax may be directly applied when just warm enough to run, by means of a brush; or ll may be spread thickly with a brush over sheets of muslin, 01 thin, tough paper, (" post-office paper" is best,) which are afterwards, during a cold day, cut up into plasters of con- venient size for applying; or, the wax, after cold, may be worked up, with wet hands, and drawn out into thin strips 01 ribbons of wax, and wrapped closely around the inserted graft. In all cases success is more certain, when the wax is closely pressed so as to fit closely to every part, and leave no interstices ; and it is indispensible that every por tion of the wound on the stock and graft be totally ex eluded from the external air. In cool weather, a lantern, chafing dish, or hot brick, will be found necessary to soften the plasters before applying them. (J. tk Kki< 4 mri Fig. 15. Fig. 16 Fig. 17. Fig. 18. The annexed figures represent the two most common modes of grafting fruit trees ; figs. 15 to 18, representing successive stages of whip or tongue grafting, from the slop- ing cut of the scion and stock, to the completion of the ope- ration by the covering with the wax plaster. Fig. 19 shows a stock cut off for cleft-grafting with the upright cleft sepa- rated by an iron or steel wedge, ready for the graft; fig. 20, cut wedge-form to fit it; and fig. 21, the graft in its place. 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob). New York : Miller, Orton & Mulligan
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