. Gardening for the South;. Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. 72 GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. stock and graft, secures it perfectly. This is tlie most convenient way of applying wax; Modes and Time of Grafting.—The modes of grafting most usually practised are whip and cleft grafting, and they are practised on the stem and branches, or the roots of trees. E,oot-grafting can he performed at any time in this climate, from December to March inclusive, or from the fall of the leaf buds begin to open. Stone- fruits of all kinds must be grafted earlier than apples, pears, &c., as the sap,
. Gardening for the South;. Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. 72 GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. stock and graft, secures it perfectly. This is tlie most convenient way of applying wax; Modes and Time of Grafting.—The modes of grafting most usually practised are whip and cleft grafting, and they are practised on the stem and branches, or the roots of trees. E,oot-grafting can he performed at any time in this climate, from December to March inclusive, or from the fall of the leaf buds begin to open. Stone- fruits of all kinds must be grafted earlier than apples, pears, &c., as the sap, in the case of stone-fruits, seems to lose all agglutinating properties after its first flow. But the best time for grafting, except in the root, where the scion will be protected by the earth covering it, is while the buds are swelling in the spring. If put in before that time, the alternate freezing and thawing to which they are exposed often destroys the vitality of the graft. February is an excellent time for all stone-fruits; while apples, pears, &c., may be grafted until they blossom,-if the scions are kept perfectly fresh, without growth. Grafting the pear succeeds perfectly well just before the second growth, early in August, if the sap is thrown into the graft, by rubbing off the other shoots as they appear. Vin^ip, or Splice Grafting—(see figure).-—This mode is applicable to all small stocks, and suc- ceeds best where the scion and stock are exactly the same size. Both stock and scion are cut off with a sloping cut about an inch and a half long on each, so as to match precisely, if of the same size; or, if not, at least on one side. A tongue is then, made by slitting the scion upward, and the stock downward, which is raised on each and fitted into the slit of the other—holding the scion. Whip Graft Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of
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