. American pomology : Apples. Apples. PROPAGATION. 81 this kind of grafting, if the pressure be sufficiently firm, and if the operation have been performed below the sur- face of the ground, it may not be nec- essary to make any other application than to press the moist earth about the parts, and cover all but the top of the graft with soil, and place a stick to in- dicate the plant and protect it from in- jury. If, on the contrary, the pressure of the cleft be not sufficient to hold the scion firmly, as in small stocks, the graft miist be tied. For this a piece of bass matting, or cotton twin
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. American pomology : Apples. Apples. PROPAGATION. 81 this kind of grafting, if the pressure be sufficiently firm, and if the operation have been performed below the sur- face of the ground, it may not be nec- essary to make any other application than to press the moist earth about the parts, and cover all but the top of the graft with soil, and place a stick to in- dicate the plant and protect it from in- jury. If, on the contrary, the pressure of the cleft be not sufficient to hold the scion firmly, as in small stocks, the graft miist be tied. For this a piece of bass matting, or cotton twine, may be nsed; and if the operation has been performed above ground, the whole must be covered with grafting ma. wax, applied, ei- ther hot with a brush, or cold, after having been worked with the hands, or by wrapping with strips of mus- lin or paper previously spread with the wax. In old times grafting clay was used, and applied with the hands as a lump around the junc- tion; but this disagreeable and clumsy appliance has given way to more elegant and convenient arrangements. Side Grafting is performed in two ways. In one it is a modification of cleft grafting in which there is no cleft, 4*. Fig. 11.—SIDE GRA.FT-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Warder, J. A. (John Aston), 1812-1883. New York : Orange Judd and company