. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. GRAFTAGE. heat or rot. Some of the characteristics of root-grafted trees are discussed in the last part of this chapter. In common root-grafting in the east and south, the cion bears about three buds, and the root is about the same length, or perhaps shorter. The va- riable and unlcnown character of these roots as, regards hardiness, renders it important that, in very severe climates, roots should be obtained from the same plant as the cion, the hardiness of which is known. It is, therefore,
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. GRAFTAGE. heat or rot. Some of the characteristics of root-grafted trees are discussed in the last part of this chapter. In common root-grafting in the east and south, the cion bears about three buds, and the root is about the same length, or perhaps shorter. The va- riable and unlcnown character of these roots as, regards hardiness, renders it important that, in very severe climates, roots should be obtained from the same plant as the cion, the hardiness of which is known. It is, therefore, the practice in the prairie states to use a very long cion—8 inches to a foot—and to set it in the ground up to the top bud. The piece of root serves as a temporary support, and roots are emitted along the cion. When the tree is ready for sale the old piece of root is often removed, or some- times it falls away of itself. In this manner own-rooted trees are obtained, and it is for this reason that root-grafting is more univer- sally practiced west of the Great Lakes than budding is. Even cions of ordi- nary length often emit roots, as seen in Fig. 104, but such cions are not long enough to reach into uniformly moist soil. In practice, some varieties of fruit trees are found to emit roots from the cion more readily than others. Root-grafting is often cheaper than budding, as it is performed when labor is cheap, and two or more trees are made from one stock. Cuttings may be used as stocks in fhose ii|Stances in which a variety. Grofiitng root-gr<tft (x}^). 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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