. The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening. tructions on the subject than the papers weallude to contain ; but with the permission ofthe proprietors, we have copied the illustra-tions as well as the article, and they mustspeak for themselves. GRAFTING. There are certain trees, belonging to cer-tain families, that grow much stronger thanany of the finer sorts. The crab apple, forinstance, is more vigorous than the goldenpippin ; the almond is more robust than thepeach ; the wild plum is stronger than thegreen gage ; and the same may be observedthrough all c
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. The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening. tructions on the subject than the papers weallude to contain ; but with the permission ofthe proprietors, we have copied the illustra-tions as well as the article, and they mustspeak for themselves. GRAFTING. There are certain trees, belonging to cer-tain families, that grow much stronger thanany of the finer sorts. The crab apple, forinstance, is more vigorous than the goldenpippin ; the almond is more robust than thepeach ; the wild plum is stronger than thegreen gage ; and the same may be observedthrough all classes of trees. The wild kindsform capital stocks whereon to graft the moredelicate. The whole art of grafting consistsin making a twig or scion cut off from onetree to fit the wood of another, and that otheris always called the stock. If it be very muchlarger than the scion, there are several waysof grafting ; one is by cutting a flat slopingplace in the stock, and a flat place on thescion, and fastening the scion to one side ofthe slope, so that the barks meet, (No. 1, ) and. the union will take place. Another is, to cutthe scion to an angle, like two sides of a tri-angle, and leave the bark on the third side ;then, with a sharp knife, cut an angle in thestock to receive it, (No. 2.) This makes avery complete graft. Instead of sloping, thestock may be cut down straight and a shoulderbe left at the bottom, so that the scion mayhave a resting place, (No. 3.) If the scionand stock are near of a size, one may be cutwedge fashion and the other notched out toreceive it, (No. 4, ) or the scion may be splitand the inside cut sloping both ways, then thestock cut wedge fashion for it to go over, (No. 5.) In short, it matters not how a fit ismade, so that it be a good fit. The season forgrafting is spring, before the buds start forgrowth. When the graft is fitted, it shouldbe tied firmly, and then be covered with grafting wax or clay. A bunch of wet moss, loosely tied over the clay, keeps