. Beginners' guide to fruit growing : a simple statement of the elementary practices of propagation, planting, culture, fertilization, pruning, spraying, etc. Fruit-culture. PROPAGATION slit, then the seedling, being released, springs back into position securely pinching and holding the cion. For greater security the graft may be wound with soft cloth or grafting twine. The cions on these grafts should begin to make strong growth by the middle or last of May. As soon' as this stage is reached the seedling stocks should be cut off with a pair of strong shears just above the point of union. At t
. Beginners' guide to fruit growing : a simple statement of the elementary practices of propagation, planting, culture, fertilization, pruning, spraying, etc. Fruit-culture. PROPAGATION slit, then the seedling, being released, springs back into position securely pinching and holding the cion. For greater security the graft may be wound with soft cloth or grafting twine. The cions on these grafts should begin to make strong growth by the middle or last of May. As soon' as this stage is reached the seedling stocks should be cut off with a pair of strong shears just above the point of union. At the same time it will be well to cut any bandages or ties which were put on when the grafts were set. THE NURSE-GRAFT Of the hundreds of methods of grafting one other may be men- tioned, more as a sam- ple of such methods than for general recom- mendation. Nevertheless, the nurse-graft is a practical working method, and as good as any. In some cases it may have practical advantages. The method consists essentially in supplying a cutting with a root which acts as nurse. The form of making cut and union is exactly the reverse of that just described in side- grafting. The cion, which should be relatively long, say 12 inches, is given an upward cut near its middle, as shown in Figure 5. The piece of root which forms the stock or nurse is cut to a long wedge at its upper end, This wedge is in-. FIG. 5—THE NURSE-GRAFT. 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 Waugh, Frank A. (Frank Albert), 1869-1943. New York : Orange Judd Company
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