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the books, is essentially this method, modified by letting theend of the cion, or i-1. piece of the bandage, drop into a bottle ofwkktw DA 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, andis iikserted illto ill1 ot~liquc incision in t.he cion.lI~?Pbtrc~c~olrs-g~~~~‘tilrg. -- 111 tllc prtwvling pages, the tfiscussio1isl~\~r~ Ililt to cl0 with cions clorinnnt or at least welll~arclei~~~l, ant1 with stocks that contrlin more or less hard w00d,ysuhst: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 madeto hear t.wo or more w&ties on tile silmc indiviclual.,4lmost. i111>- style of grafting ma>~ beemplo~ecl, but the ~‘clwcr-, cleft- and sacidlegraftsarc prefrrrrd. Shoots should be chosenfor st0c.k tllilt xrc rather firm, or in conditionfor niktliing good cwttinq3. The cions sliouldbe in tl similar condition, anal tllcy IMJ* bet&n from the tips of branches or made of asection of tt branch. The union should bebound snugly with rafl%~, and the plant set in aprO~~il~~Itill~-f~itI~~~. Klltsre it must be kept closefor a few iln?s. It is not necessary, in mostcases, to use ws, and on ~~~riie tender stocksthe was is injurious. Jloss may be boundabout the gwft, but unless the union is first FIG. 105. Cuttingside-graft (x {>.thoroughly wwretl hy the bandage, roots maystart into the moss and the pa.rts may fail to unite. Thegrowing shoots of shrubs and trees can alsu be grafted, butthe operation is rarely employed. In various coniferoustrees (as pines and spruces) the young shoots are sometimescleft- or saddle-grafted in May, the parts being well bandaged