This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
[Fr.] A bud or branch of one tree put into another, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. There are various kinds of grafting - cleft, rind, saddle, side, skin, splice, root, and tongue.
 
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