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144 THE NURSERY-MANUAL
end of the cion 4 or 5 inches long, so that it may lead downwards
into a botztle or dish of water, thereby absorbing sufficient
moist.ure to maint.ain the cion until it unites with the stock.
Another modification, with the same ~
purpose in view, is to allow the ends
of the tying material to fall into the
water. These methods are called .
“ bottle-grafting” in the books. They
are rea.liy of little account, a)lthough they
might be employed for certain difficult
R subjects amongst ornamental plants ; but I-
even there, better results can be obtained
by placing the grafts in a close
frame, or by packing them in moss.
A “ double whip-graft” is shown in Fig.
163. In this method, the cion is cut i
1 on one side into a wedge, and on the
other with a long tongue (H). The stock
is provicled with two clefts, at R and P.
FIG. 163. DOUSE whip- This cion, having two supports in the
graft (x $).
stock, forms a most intimate contact
with its host ; but it is t.oo slow, and the rewards too slight,
to warrant its general use. This is sometimes, but erroneously,
&led a saddle-graft.
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A style of grafting much used, particularly for ornamentals
and for rare stocks grown in pots, is seen in Fig. 164. An inc&ion
is made on the stock just through the bark and about
an inch long (,4), the bit of bark being removed by means of
a downward sloping cut at its base. The base of the cion is
cut off obliquely, and on the longest side a piece of bark is
removed, corresponding to the part taken from the stock.