am rere A — nage 
7 a | ee t ‘ 
“es ¥ The arderi ing of the Orchard, 
“manner thereof,iti is thus: ‘Hauing atree well growne, becit high or Flow, yetthe lower 
the better, with young branches well fpread, they vfeto fet ftockes round about ir, or 
onthe one fide as you pleat , into which ftockes they ingraft the young branches of 
the well grownetreeas they are growitig (before theycut them from thetree)by bow- 
ing downethebranch they intend to graft, and putting itintothe ftocke, hauing firft 
cut off the head thereof, and cut anorch in the middle of the head alittle flop eon 
‘both fides, wherein the branch matt be fitted : ler the branch be cutthinne on the vn- 
detfide, only of that length as may fuffice to fitthe notch inthe Aocke, Jeauing about 
halfea yardelength of the branch, ‘to rife aboue or beyond the ftocke, which beeing 
‘bound on,and clayed ouer or coutered with red or greene foft waxe, ‘they let fo abide, 
thavif it take inthe ftocke they cut off the branch a little below the grafting place in 
Nouembet following, arid remouing the ftocke, they haue thus gained a grafted and 
grownetree the firft yeare: butitis vfually feene,that where one branch taketh, three 
doer miffe: yet thismanner of grafting was much in vfe for May Cherries,w hen they 
ré firft known to vs, and the way thoughtto be arare manner of gtafting to encreafe 
teas vatill a better way was found out, which now is fo common and good alfa, ¢ that 
this isnot how [carce thought vpon, 
~3. Anotherkinde of grafting in the ftocke is called of farile whipping, ‘of fore 
{plicing, of others inciting, and of others packing on: (and as I heare, is much vfed in 
the Weft parts efpeciall d affo in the North parts of this Land) eal cee 
this mar and Blee eer crest cist betes ae 
orelfea cag rez wo or three or foure yeares growthat the moft quite 
i 3 bg inchandah Jong ¢ m oe Leet ndcch obeciinhs lddlexiae- 
: | oo menctieasi on bank Glee ene wer? 
ad to the 
Kinde of-ftuir titigcharchrcor whence 
¢ fufficiently knownein many places of this _ 
in the North parts, and likewife in fome o- 
att wtodocitwell.: bac 9 
alltend yntoone end 
uff for this purpofe obferue ; that forthofe 
s/youchoofeafit time in Summer, when 
, thar\ the barke will rife eafily ad 
1d gtaft,which'timel cannota int;becaufeboth the years 
and, ieralhp ioorcaiepeade iid Land likew 
Saeed ayaa e viually i eSoutherne parts, from the beginning of Tune 
vntothe end of it, or tothe middle of Iuly, or either fomewhatbefore or after. Firft 
(asI faid) hauing taken the fitrefttime of the yeare,'you muft take efpeciall care, that 
ourgrafts be wellgrowne, and of thefameycares fhoote, andalfothat the buds of 
tet | ‘but ngleleaues.atthem, 28 neare as: yGuvcan s fot bwould veterly:refafe 
ofe bud buds that haue aboue two leaues as vaprofitable, eitherin Peaches or an roth 
gt ¢ fee chat your grafts or.cyons bettaken fromthe chicfeft:p 
thers , that is, either from the toppe, or from a funnie fide thereof,and noo 
contrarie fide if you may other wife 5! not from any: vnder:boughess :for feeing your. 
ais finlla thing, yowhad needetake themorecarethatitbe the beft: id fairett, 
aa ee eye or budde from the fprigge, hauea finall tharpe pen-kni 
theendof the haft being made flat and thinne, likea cheffell or wedge, the figure 
whereofis {et forth at the letter B, and a pen or goole quill. cuty ‘tobe: leffe.then halfe 
round, and tobe broa atthe end, but not fharpe, pointed, likeaiperine, orelfe fucha 
BEE of boneor Tuotie i made inthat fatbion asthe quillis, to: a eee ceccnies isd 
alfe 
