. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. GRAFTAGE GRAFTAGE 663 ceous grafting, in which the cion is taken from green or growing wood. It is customary to classify grafting in respect to the way in which the union is made. There are three general types in comm
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. GRAFTAGE GRAFTAGE 663 ceous grafting, in which the cion is taken from green or growing wood. It is customary to classify grafting in respect to the way in which the union is made. There are three general types in common use in this country: fh'ft-grat'tiiig, whip-grafting, veneer-grafting. Ch ft-'J rafting consists in splitting the stock and iuserting a wedge-shape cion into the cleft. It is employed only in rather large stocks, prefer- ably in those which are an inch or more in diameter. The stock is cut off. and it is split with a knife made for the pur- pose. The cleft is then held open by a wedge and the cions are inserted in the side of the cleft in such position that the cambiums of the stock and cion are in contact (Fig. 9^6). The whole surface is then securely waxed in order to prevent evapo- ration and to protect the wounds from the sun (Fig. 937). Cleft-grafting is performed in early spring. The cions are taken some time previously from the last year's shoots. They are .stored in the cellar or other cool place in order that they may be perfectly dormant. It is customary to cut them of three buds' length ; but if the shoot is very long-jointed and if the variety is new or rare, and the wood therefore scarce, they may be made of one or two buds. The wedge-shaped part should >e somewhat thicker on the outside in order that it may be clasped tightly in the cleft (Fig. 938). It is customary to have one bud near the top of the wedge. Although this bud is covered with wax, it is the most likely to grow, since it is nearest the source of food supply and is less injured by ex- ternal co
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