. College botany; structure, physiology and economics of plants. Botany. Fig. 76.—Steps in cleft grafting; (o) the soion, (b) the stock, (c and d) the scion and stock Fig. 77.—Steps in whip or tongue grafting; (a and b) root and scion prop- erly cut, (c) the two parts in position. (Productive Farming.) practiced wi^h seedlings, both stock and scion are cut obliquely, split, united (Fig. 77) and wrapped. Grafting is most com- monly practiced in the spring of the year. Budding is also an art in plant production and is practiced for the same purpose as grafting (Fig. 78). In budding a T-


. College botany; structure, physiology and economics of plants. Botany. Fig. 76.—Steps in cleft grafting; (o) the soion, (b) the stock, (c and d) the scion and stock Fig. 77.—Steps in whip or tongue grafting; (a and b) root and scion prop- erly cut, (c) the two parts in position. (Productive Farming.) practiced wi^h seedlings, both stock and scion are cut obliquely, split, united (Fig. 77) and wrapped. Grafting is most com- monly practiced in the spring of the year. Budding is also an art in plant production and is practiced for the same purpose as grafting (Fig. 78). In budding a T-shaped incision is made in the bark of the stock plants, and a bud ( scion) with wood and bark attached is taken from a tree of the desired variety. The bud is inserted in the slit in the. 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 Cook, Melville Thurston, 1869-1952. Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott Company


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