. The art of grafting and budding. Grafting. GRAFTING AND BUDDING. 217 through which the sap is purified and refined. However, pomology is so rich in good fruits, that we generally prefer grafting a variety of established reputation to improving the inferior ones by these circuitous operations. The re-grafting of large trees is not yet well understood. It is wrong to trim them down too closely instead of furnishing them with a sufficient number of shoots to absorb the supply of nourishment elaborated by the roots. The stronger a tree. Large trees prepared for restoration by grafting. is the gr
. The art of grafting and budding. Grafting. GRAFTING AND BUDDING. 217 through which the sap is purified and refined. However, pomology is so rich in good fruits, that we generally prefer grafting a variety of established reputation to improving the inferior ones by these circuitous operations. The re-grafting of large trees is not yet well understood. It is wrong to trim them down too closely instead of furnishing them with a sufficient number of shoots to absorb the supply of nourishment elaborated by the roots. The stronger a tree. Large trees prepared for restoration by grafting. is the greater the number of its branches which should be grafted, and the greater the number of scions which should be inserted on them. The engraving represents three trees, tall standards of different dimensions, ready for grafting or re-grafting. The number of branches retained is in proportion to the strength of each subject. The result will be that each will be more speedily furnished with a well-developed fresh growth, than if this discrimination were not observed. Should. 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 Baltet, Charles, 1830-1908. [from old catalog]. London, Macmillan and co.
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