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144 THE NURSERY-MANUALend of the cion 4 or 5 inches long, so that it may lead downwardsinto a botztle or dish of water, thereby absorbing sufficientmoist.ure to maint.ain the cion until it unites with the stock.Another modification, with the same ~purpose in view, is to allow the endsof the tying material to fall into thewater. These methods are called .“ bottle-grafting” in the books. Theyare rea.liy of little account, a)lthough theymight be employed for certain difficultR subjects amongst ornamental plants ; but I-even there, better results can be obtainedby placing the grafts in a closeframe, or by packing them in moss.A “ double whip-graft” is shown in Fig.163. In this method, the cion is cut i1 on one side into a wedge, and on theother with a long tongue (H). The stockis provicled with two clefts, at R and P.FIG. 163. DOUSE whip- This cion, having two supports in thegraft (x $).stock, forms a most intimate contactwith 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.:,:-’A style of grafting much used, particularly for ornamentalsand for rare stocks grown in pots, is seen in Fig. 164. An inc&ionis made on the stock just through the bark and aboutan inch long (,4), the bit of bark being removed by means ofa downward sloping cut at its base. The base of the cion iscut off obliquely, and on the longest side a piece of bark isremoved, corresponding to the part taken from the stock.