graftage

[ graf-tij, grahf- ]

noun

1. the art or practice of inserting a part of one plant into another plant in such a way that the two will unite and continue their growth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of graftage¹

First recorded in 1890–95; graft ¹ + -age

Example Sentences

This tree bore such fine thin-shelled easy-to-crack nuts and lent itself so readily to being propagated by graftage and had so many other good characteristics that we have selected it as representative of the black walnut varieties for the north and have named it the Weschcke walnut and patented the variety.

From Project Gutenberg

The success of graftage," said the doctor, "lies in the speed with which the parts to be grafted can be transferred from one patient to the other.

From Project Gutenberg

Of the four kinds of propagation which I have discussed, that of graftage is preferred in respect of those trees which, like the fig, are slow in developing: for the natural seeds of the fig are those grains seen in the fruit we eat and are so small as scarcely to be capable of sprouting the slenderest shoots.

From Project Gutenberg

Graftage In respect of graftage, which consists in transferring growing wood from one tree to another, care must be taken in selecting the tree from which the scion is taken, the tree on which it is grafted, and the time and the manner in which it is done: for the pear cannot be grafted on an oak, even though it may upon the apple.

From Project Gutenberg

And since there are four methods of propagation of plants, by nature and by the several processes of art, namely: transplanting from one place to another, as is done in layering vines, what is called cuttage or propagating quick sets cut from trees, and graftage, which consists in transferring scions from one tree to another, let us consider at what season and in what locality you should do each of these things. a.

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