. The California fruits and how to grow them. ong stake to mark the place of the graft, and to which the new growth can be securely tied afterwards. Another com-mon method is, to split the stump across its center and insert one or two grafts, as shown in the figure. It two are used and both grow, the weakly one is afterward suppressed. In this cross cleft graft some grafters, rely upon the stock to hold the scion without tying, and daub it over with the clay mixture, care being taken to fill and cover the split in the stock to exclude water. Others put a ligature around the split stump, as sho
. The California fruits and how to grow them. ong stake to mark the place of the graft, and to which the new growth can be securely tied afterwards. Another com-mon method is, to split the stump across its center and insert one or two grafts, as shown in the figure. It two are used and both grow, the weakly one is afterward suppressed. In this cross cleft graft some grafters, rely upon the stock to hold the scion without tying, and daub it over with the clay mixture, care being taken to fill and cover the split in the stock to exclude water. Others put a ligature around the split stump, as shown in the engraving. Strips of cotton cloth answer well for this purpose. Ty-ing offers better security from knocking out the graft with the cultivator. In grafting into very tough old stumps, some growers leave a slim wedge of wood in the cleft with the scion to prevent the stock from closing too forcibly upon the scion. Side Grafting.—Side grafting the vine is commended bysome growers. It consists in inserting a graft by a cut into the24. Adjustment ofScion to Stock. 370 Connnon Cleft Graft. side of the stock, the method being essentially the same as thatemployed with fruit trees, as described on page 111, except thatin side oraftino- the vine the top is not amputated, but is allowedto bear Its crop and is then removed the following winter. The
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