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vine about two inches below the surface ; smoothed the end 

 of the stump with a sharp knife — spht the stump in the centre 

 with a chisel — cut the butt end of the graft in the shape of a 

 wedge, so that the first bud would come on, or immediately 

 above, the shoulder of the stump, leaving but two buds on the 

 graft, one of which would come above the surface of the 

 ground. The stumps being from an inch to an inch and a 

 quarter in diameter, I put two grafts in each stump, one in 

 each side, with the outside bark to coincide with that of the 

 stump — covered the top and cleft sides of the stump with 

 grafting wax (made of beeswax, rosin and tallow) so as to 

 prevent the bleeding of the sap — replaced the soil carefully 

 around and over the stump, covering the first bud and leaving 

 one only above the surface, and marked the place with a 

 stake to prevent accident. I used no matting or tying of any 

 kind, the stump being strong enough to hold the grafts. 



I thus grafted one hundred and twenty vines the same day. 

 It so happened that when the grafts were set in the last 

 twenty stumps, and the wax adjusted, ready for replacing the 

 soil, I was called from the field for some purpose, and the soil 

 was not replaced about the stumps for two or three days. 

 Now mark the difference occasioned by so slight an accident. 

 Of the first hundred, not more than four or five missed grow- 

 ing — of the last twenty, full one half missed. The grafts that 

 grew, did well, and the next year produced a crop of fine 

 Cataivha Grapes. 



I have since grafted grape vines the same way, and with 

 equal success, always being careful to replace the soil imme- 

 diately. 



West Chester, Pa., Feb. 1848. 



Art. III. Pomological Notices ; or, Notices respecting New 

 and Superior Fruits, worthy of General Cultivation. By 

 the Editor. 



In our last volume, (XIII. pp. 112, 448,) we noticed sev- 

 eral new pears, peaches, grapes, and apples, and some of the 



