436 Ancient Horticulture. 



Walnut, on the strawberry tree. 



Myrtle, on willow. 



Laurel, on ash. 



Pistacio, on almond or turpentine tree. 



If you work the olive on the vine, the graft will produce 

 grapes and olives. The fruit, in this case, is, as to flavor, a 

 compound of the olive and grape; hence its name, Elaiosta- 

 phylos, (ihait is, olive-grape.) " I have seen," says Floren- 

 tinus, " a tree of this description in the garden of Marius 

 Maximus." The olive-grape can also be propagated by cut- 

 tings. 



Any species of trees can be grafted into the quince, or wild 

 fig." 



" Tlmming out the Fruit. — When a young vine is too full 

 of fruit, thin it out, for this process improves the quality of 

 the remaining fruit, and benefits the vine." 



" To produce ^toneless Fruit. — Split in the middle that part 

 of a cutting that is to be under ground, take out the pith with 

 an ear-pick, tie up the two parts carefully, and set out the slip. 

 Or, head in the tree, take out the pith without splitting the 

 stock, and insert a peg in its place. This method applies 

 chiefly to the grape, peach, cherry, and pomegranate." 



" To make a Bunch of Grapes have Berries of two differ- 

 ent Colors. — Take two branches of the same thickness from 

 two sorts of vines of difierent colors, split them in the middle, 

 taking care not to injure the buds, or lose any part of the pith, 

 and unite the two difierent sorts in such a manner that the 

 buds of the one shall coincide with those of the other. Tie 

 them up well, cover the lines of coincidence with clay, and 

 set them out." 



" To bring a Tree into Beariiig. — Gird your loins, and roll 

 up your sleeves ; then take hold of an axe or mattock, and, 

 being full of wrath, approach the tree as if intending to cut it 

 down. Let now some one come up to you and beg you not 

 to cut it down, pledging himself, at the same time, that it will 

 do better next year. Then you, appearing to yield to this 

 man's request, will spare the tree, which, after this, will be- 

 come a great bearer." 



Cambridge, September, 1848. 



