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Grafting Books

1. Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices by Hartmann, Kester, Davies, and Geneve
Comprehensive and well illustrated.  First appeared in 1959 and now in its 8th edition.  Check out chapters 11, 12, and 13 for grafting and budding.  Check out pages 546-550 on the propagation of rootstock for fruit trees.

2. The Grafter's Handbook by R. J. Garner 
Comprehensive and well illustrated.  First appeared in 1947, with periodic revisions.  In addition to covering every imaginable kind graft, it also includes a section (pp. 86-90)on using stooling and layering to produce rootstock for fruit trees.
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