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Whip- or tongue-graft& (1‘ is c~i~phyd 01dy 011 s~~~all stocks,
usually those one or two years old. 130th tire Gon md stock
are r*ut across clii~gonally, the ~1% surface cxt,entling
from 1 t,o 2 it 1&s, according to the siz!c
of the part. A vertic4 cleft, is then ma& in
bat.h, arid the two arc joined by irrsert,ing t,he
fongue of the r+m il1t.o t.he cleft of the stocbk.
The operation can be understood by reference
to Figs. I52, 153. Fig. 152 s110ws the end of a
cion, cut natural size. The stock is cut in the
same way, and the two arc joined in Figs. 153,
154, 155, 156. The parts are held firmly
by a bandage- as bass bark or raffia
- passed five or six times around
Of whip-gruf t tllern. If the graft is to stand above
cx 1). ground, the wound must be protected
by applying wax over the bandage.
Ally sharp and strong thin-bladed knife may be
used for the making of whip-grafts. For small and
tender plants, a common budding-knife is sufficient,
but it is too light for most work. A good style
of knife for root-grafting is showr~ in Fig. 157. It
is much like a shoe-knife, with large cylindrical
handle and a stationary blade.
Root-grafting, particularly of fruit stocks, is
performed almost entirely by the whip-graft, in
winter. The stocks, either one or two years old, are FIG 157
dug and stored in autumn. In January or February Whip-&,zft
the grafting is begun. In true root-grafting, only E -~~~ition
pieces of rotits are used ; but most nurserymen * ’
prefer to use the whole root and graft at the crown, muking
the strong “ root-grafts” of commerce known as “ whole roots.”