88 OF GRAFTING. SECT. VII. 



advantage, if (it may be) of a part of the ftock, that 

 is a little gibbous. Let the bark of the ftock be 

 neatly raifed to receive it, but yet no more than 

 neceilary; a little bit of the bark may be diced off the 

 part that is over the crofs cut, to receive the cion the 

 better. 



Approach graffixg, or inarching, is per- 

 formed (in April or May) when the ftock we would 

 graff, and the tree we would propagate, grows fo near 

 together, as to be brought conveniently into contact, 

 and the nearer the graff and the ftock are of a fize the 

 better. This mode of propagation is efteemed the 

 Jureji of all, as it will conjoin branches of trees which 

 are fcarcely congenerous in their nature ; and in truth,, 

 fome things cannot he fo well propagated any other 

 way. It is a method that is, or can be, feldom ufed 

 for common fruit trees; but if any one wiflies to try the 

 experiment, the Jfock or ftocks muft be planted at leafl 

 a year before, firft making the foil good, as it may 

 need it, being fo near another tree, for it of courfe muft 

 be clofe. 



Plants in pots or tubs being eafily brought together,, 

 are frequently propagated this way; fo that inarching 

 is ufed much in grcen-boujes and hot-houjcs for various 

 things, as oranges, lemons, pomegranates, jaf mines and 

 vines fometirncs : oranges and lemons thus treated in 

 May will be united by Augujl. 



The method of inarching is, bend the heft fituated 

 young branch of the tree or Ihrub to be propagated, 

 to the ftock to be grafted, and having determined on 

 the part at which moil conveniently to fix the ihoot ; 

 cut the bark of that part of the (hoot off, with nearly 

 half the wood, (not to touch the pith) to the length of 

 about three inches for a ftrong branch, or lefs for a 

 weaker. Then cut exactly fo much of the bark and 

 wood of the ftock off, as will receive the cut part of the 

 branch, or (hoot, fo as to bring bark and bark m contaft 

 in every part; and if the contrivance of lipping be ufed, 



it 



