PROPAGATION OF FRUITS. 



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three inclies to be taken off by the saw, that all the splintered 

 parts may be removed. 



The trees being thus prepared, put in one or two grafts at 

 the extremity of each branch; and put on the cement described 



below, and tie it with bass or soft strings Do not sever 



all the shoots, as, in case the grafts do not succeed, they may 

 be wanted to re-engraft the next Spring. Additional grafts 

 may be inserted in the sides of the branches, as at A, A, A, 

 A, A, A, or where they are wanted to form the tree into a 

 handsome shape. 



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Cement for G-rafting. — One pound of pitch, ditto resin, half 

 ditto beeswax, quarter ditto hogs lard, quarter ditto turpen- 

 tine, to be boiled together, but not to be used until you can 

 bear a finger in it. 



It is objectionable to graft at short distances from the trunk 

 or body of a tree, as the w^ounds are so large as to require 

 several grafts, w^hich cannot firmly unite and clasp over the 

 stumps, and consequently these wounds lay a foundation for 

 after decay; or, else, they diminish the growth of the tree, 



