The California fruits and how to grow them; . urfaces are covered, extending the wrapper a little below thesplit in the root. Paint over the wrapper with warm wax put onwith the brush, put a little on the top of the scion, and the graft iscomplete. Side Grafting.—Another method which prevents splitting thestock is the side graft, shown in the accompanying figure. It con-sists in bending the stock to one side and cutting in diagonallywith a thin-bladed, sharp knife, a little more than half-way throughthe stock. Into this open cut insert the scion so that the innerbarks touch; then allowing the

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The California fruits and how to grow them; . urfaces are covered, extending the wrapper a little below thesplit in the root. Paint over the wrapper with warm wax put onwith the brush, put a little on the top of the scion, and the graft iscomplete. Side Grafting.—Another method which prevents splitting thestock is the side graft, shown in the accompanying figure. It con-sists in bending the stock to one side and cutting in diagonallywith a thin-bladed, sharp knife, a little more than half-way throughthe stock. Into this open cut insert the scion so that the innerbarks touch; then allowing the stock to straighten up, holds thescion firmly. Covering with a wax band drawn tight makes agood job, and such grafts make as good growth as the buds setthe previous summer. This method can be used with stems orbranches up to an inch in diameter, and is essentially the same, aswill be mentioned later, as a side graft for working over old trees.In this style of grafting, a stub of three inches or more may be left VARIOUS FORMS OP GRAFTING 87.