Show GRAFTING the work of earl early y spring the old method of 0 clett cleft grafting Is the befit lit in practice to day the adans for vise ue should be cut front from the tree or shrub a eek or two before using and wall covered in sand and lit in the cellar 1 chese I hese chont should be front from the previous stars growth not older select vigor ous oui shoots cul three or four buds budd near the terminal end as n the scion clon should r not be larger than a pencil tor for a large stock it a small email tree tay ay in an inch through that is to be grafted saw it off near the ground if a large tree saw off two or three branches a few inches from the trunk use a sharp saw so that the cut shall be clean smoothing afterwards whis a sharp knife take a hammer and chisel and split the stock a little way into halat inserting a hardwood wedge inthe in the centre to keep the split open so the scion don can be inserted with a sharp knife cut the lower part of the I 1 scion clon on both sides aides in the shape of a thin wedge the pointed part being about an inch or inch and a halt half long letone side ride be a little thicker than the otherl other 0 so o that as anjou you insert it into the stock the thick fit eat side bide w 11 be on the outside and will bind closer where it la Is mot most necessary look close clone and carefully and see ee that the line between the bark and wood of the scion meets exactly the same ame on the stock of the tree then insert the th other scion in the other aide of the stock in the th same name manner withdraw the wedge ind and the stock should bind the scions firmly alter after the scion 16 1 firmly set take graft ing wax to be b purchased of 0 any seeds iceda nan man and with the fingers finger spread it over and into the cracks crack and openings opening mad by inserting the scions covering thor hughly no 10 the air cannot get in in cold weather put the wax in a can and this in a vessel of hot water but in warm weather this la Is not necessary good clear weather li Is best beat for grafting its aa you can see ce better and it requires good quick light eight to do good work over the lh stock dock and about tile the scion bind a cloth the wax will hold it in place without this the heator heat of the summay aun may cause the wax to run if both scions belong grow it will be well to cut off one close clone to the stock block as a two branches bran chei starting parting out nearly together are an liable hable to split between them when considerably sider ably grown it grafted near the ground drive a stake into the earth and when the graft has grown two or three feet tie the shoot hoot to it I 1 have had a good many grids grafts break front from the stock when two or three feet tall and nd hence have found by experience that for me it lg Is necessary to take stake and tie them when scions are set into the branches of a tree leave enough of 0 the other branches near the graft that the growing shoot can be tied to them and avoid breaking I 1 formerly 11 erly trimmed off all the old branches bran chei when the graft was a year old thus thug giving all the growth to the new shoots but experience has ha taught me better and after losing several valuable trees by so doing I 1 now leave leare several branches be low the graft and especially on the south side of the tree thus thu leaving pro lection for or the trunk from the hot tun sun use good wax and plenty of it two dons are used to be on the e site eife ife side aide if one does doeg not do well the other ma may in whip grafting grading slant the atoch stock and scion something as you ou would cut a quill pen lay jay them boget together er and wrap about with coarse yarn stock and se scion on in this method must be of the same game size cut scion from the previous years growth ari apple ale and peara should be grafted in april 1 but cherries and plums and grape vines should be grafted earlier peaches are budded not grafted in grapes grapen grafting Is in done near the root and the junction is covered with earth |