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the books, is essentially this method, modified by letting the
end of the cion, or i-1. piece of the bandage, drop into a bottle of
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A modification of this style of grafting is the “ cutting sidegIXft,”
showi in Fig. I!);?. This is adapted to root-grafting,
pi!~ti~~llliWl~ Of tllc gI% [It’. ‘I’hc stock is cut, wedge-shape, and
is iikserted illto ill1 ot~liquc incision in t.he cion.
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l~\~r~ Ililt to cl0 with cions clorinnnt or at least well
l~arclei~~~l, ant1 with stocks that contrlin more or less hard w00d,y
suhst:allcc, Hut. hcrlxwous shoots can be grafted wit,h case.
LIll SUC+ll PlillltS ;iS gwwiwis, begonias, colcwses,
clir!.si~litlielnu~ns :In(1 tomatoes, can be made
to hear t.wo or more w&ties on tile silmc indiviclual.
,4lmost. i111>- style of grafting ma>~ be
emplo~ecl, but the ~‘clwcr-, cleft- and sacidlegrafts
arc prefrrrrd. Shoots should be chosen
for st0c.k tllilt xrc rather firm, or in condition
for niktliing good cwttinq3. The cions sliould
be in tl similar condition, anal tllcy IMJ* be
t&n from the tips of branches or made of a
section of tt branch. The union should be
bound snugly with rafl%~, and the plant set in a
prO~~il~~Itill~-f~itI~~~. Klltsre it must be kept close
for a few iln?s. It is not necessary, in most
cases, to use ws, and on ~~~riie tender stocks
the was is injurious. Jloss may be bound
about the gwft, but unless the union is first FIG. 105. Cutting
side-graft (x {>.
thoroughly wwretl hy the bandage, roots may
start into the moss and the pa.rts may fail to unite. The
growing shoots of shrubs and trees can alsu be grafted, but
the operation is rarely employed. In various coniferous
trees (as pines and spruces) the young shoots are sometimes
cleft- or saddle-grafted in May, the parts being well bandaged