Material. Stocks of the apple or pear from one half to three fourths of an inch in diameter.

Apparatus. Grafting-cord or raffia, sharp knife or chisel. This form of grafting is adapted to ornamentals and rare stocks which are usually grown in pots. In this method of grafting an incision is made into the wood, and all of the wounded surfaces are completely covered by the matching of the scion and the stock. No grafting-wax is used. This method is employed from November until March, and the scions are applied an inch or two above the surface of the soil. Both dormant and growing scions are used.

To make a veneer graft, an incision from one to one and one-half inches in length is made upon the stock, just through the bark, and the small piece of bark is removed by a downward-sloping cut at the base (Fig. 36). The base of the scion is cut off obliquely, and upon the longest side a portion of the bark is removed, corresponding to the part taken from the stock.

The scion is then tied tightly to the stock.

1. Secure branches of the apple or the pear, from about one half to three fourths of an inch in diameter, and practice by making several of these grafts. Make all cuts clean and sharp. Make a natural-size drawing of the stock and the scion, at least three inches in length. Show the cut surfaces separately, and give the size of each.

2. Make a natural-size drawing, four inches in length, after the stock and the scion have been placed together and firmly tied.

Fig. 36. Veneer grafting.

A, stock, showing the cut; B, scion, showing the cut at the base; C, scion and stock united and tied