. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. PERFECT AND IMPERFECT UNIONS. 89 would appear that if the union were good at the expira- tion of the first year, it would remain good throughout the life of the plant. In order to test this point, two apple trees were procured, which were fifteen years old and over. S4. Imperfect union of a whip-graft. The body of the stock is on the left; thfjifoliows the tongue of the cion ; then the tongue of the stock ; and finally, on the right, the body of the cton. The spaces show the lack of union whi
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. PERFECT AND IMPERFECT UNIONS. 89 would appear that if the union were good at the expira- tion of the first year, it would remain good throughout the life of the plant. In order to test this point, two apple trees were procured, which were fifteen years old and over. S4. Imperfect union of a whip-graft. The body of the stock is on the left; thfjifoliows the tongue of the cion ; then the tongue of the stock ; and finally, on the right, the body of the cton. The spaces show the lack of union which sometimes occurs, (x 25.) six inches in diameter, which had been grafted at the surface of the ground in the nursery. In the presence of two critical observers, the trunks were split into many pieces, but no mark whatever could be found of the old. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, The Macmillan Co.
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