92 OF GRAFTING. SECT. VIJL. 



north fide) cut the bark through to the wood, in form 

 thus, T, the crofs and the down Hit being of the length 

 neceflary to take in the bud, which may be cut with 

 from one to two inches of bark ; putting the point of a 

 knife (or fome inflrument rather not of iron or flcel) 

 in to the top of the down cut of the flock, ra'ije the 

 bark all the way to the bottom, fo that it will jufl re- 

 ceive the bud eafily. There are knives made on pur- 

 pofe for budding with flat ivory hafts. 



To procure proper buds, put your knife in (fuppofe) 

 about three fourths of an inch above the eye, and with 

 a flope downwards cut the cion half through, then do it 

 at the fame diitance below the eye, and Hoping it up- 

 wards cut up the middle of the wood, till the knife 

 meets the upper incifion, fo the eye, or bud, will be 

 directly in the middle. 



The next flep is, to Jlparate the wood from the 

 bark, which is to be done thus : with your nail, or the 

 point of a knife, loofen the bark at the top, and ftrip it 

 from the wood ; or rather with a fwan or large goofe 

 quill, made in the form of an apple f coop, (having a re- 

 gular fmooth edge) pufh it down between the bark and 

 wood, prefling it againft the wood. 



Examine the inlide of the bark, and if there is a 

 cavity jufl behind the eye, or bud, it is good for nothing, 

 and another muil be procured ; for the cavity {hews, 

 that the root of the bud is with the wood, inflead of 

 being with the bark. 



The leaf that grows by the eye is to be cut down to 

 near its footftalk, fo as to leave only a little bit of it to 

 hold the bud by while inferting it in the flock. 



See that the bark of the ftock is loofened a proper 

 length and breadth, and if, when the bud is put in, it 

 fhould prove a little too long, cut the fpare part off; 

 fo that the top of the bud (being fquarcdj falls in flrait 

 with the crofs cut of the flock. Thus fixed, bind it 

 moderately tight in its place with the wet bafs, begin- 

 ning at the bottom, and palling by the bud, go on to 



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