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I cannot Etymoligize, nor shew the original of the word, except it come of graving and carving. If the whip-graft is to be below the ground, it is sufficient to tie the parts tightly with string and cover with earth; if above ground, wax is applied over the string to prevent drying out. On the small shoots of young trees, the whip-graft is often employed, but it is not used in large trees.
Placed in sand in a cool cellar so they will not shrivel, they are kept until grafting time, which is early spring, usually before the leaves start on the stock. The cions may be placed on the tree by several methods, but only two are commonly employed, the whip-graft and the cleft-graft. The requirement is to cause the cion and stock to grow together solidly, making one piece of wood.
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