. Report of the Connecticut Pomological Society. CLEFT GRAFT. killed back^to the ground. Cions were cut from the livinggrafts to set during the spring of 1899, the work of graftingwas begun and over 100 cions set in the stocks, when itwas discovered that most of the cions had been injuredduring the winter, the cambium in many places havingturned black and begun to decay. The result of this graft-ing was of course unsatisfactory, the proportion whichlived and grew being very small. Some of the stocks haddoubtless been weakened during the winter as well as thecions. Growth started, however, in s
. Report of the Connecticut Pomological Society. CLEFT GRAFT. killed back^to the ground. Cions were cut from the livinggrafts to set during the spring of 1899, the work of graftingwas begun and over 100 cions set in the stocks, when itwas discovered that most of the cions had been injuredduring the winter, the cambium in many places havingturned black and begun to decay. The result of this graft-ing was of course unsatisfactory, the proportion whichlived and grew being very small. Some of the stocks haddoubtless been weakened during the winter as well as thecions. Growth started, however, in some of them, andwas checked later by the serious drought which prevailed NINTH ANNUAL MEETING. 109 •during a greater portion of the season. In one case noted,the cions grew over a foot when killed by the drought, andthe stock died to the ground. In grafting chestnuts, almost any form of graft may beused—the cleft, tongue and bark grafts being employed inthe work just mentioned. Though the cions will takeequally well with either, the tongue-
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