. Commercial plant propagation; an exposition of the art and science of increasing plants as practiced by the nurseryman, florist and gardener. Plant propagation. Fig. 56.— Cions for cleft graft- ing (See page 92). ROOT GRAFTING The whip or tongue is the most common method of root grafting Apples. The stocks are dug and stored in the Autumn and grafted in January or February. Whole roots may be used, grafting at the crown Sometimes each root is cut into two or three pieces, in which case two or three grafts may be made (see fig. 55). The grafts are packed in moist sand or sawdust and stored in
. Commercial plant propagation; an exposition of the art and science of increasing plants as practiced by the nurseryman, florist and gardener. Plant propagation. Fig. 56.— Cions for cleft graft- ing (See page 92). ROOT GRAFTING The whip or tongue is the most common method of root grafting Apples. The stocks are dug and stored in the Autumn and grafted in January or February. Whole roots may be used, grafting at the crown Sometimes each root is cut into two or three pieces, in which case two or three grafts may be made (see fig. 55). The grafts are packed in moist sand or sawdust and stored in a cool cellar, where during the Winter the grafts will callus. Care is taken to label the grafts which are tied together in bundles of 100. As soon as the soil can be worked in the Spring the grafts are dibbled out in rows, so that the top bud is just above the surface of the soil. For extensive plantings, furrows seven or eight inches deep are frequently turned, the grafts are set in the row and the soil thrown back and firmed, either by hand, with tamps or by a machine with obhque wheels which presses the soil about the grafts. CLEFT GRAFTING Cleft grafting consists in splitt- ing a stock after it has been cut off perfectly even and inserting one or two cions. The cions should be wedge-shaped (see fig. 56) and of equal size. In cutting the wedge great care is necessary in order to have both sides straight, not lopsided nor scooped out. The lowest bud on the cion is best placed when it^is just above the cut sides of the wedge. A special tool may be used to make the cleft and hold it open. 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 Hottes, Alfred Carl, 1891-1955. New York, A. T. De La Mare Company
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