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slope of the stock ; and the scion is then set in, so that 

 the rinds of each join exactly together. The scion is 

 then fastened by a ligature to keep it steady, and then 

 surrounded with mortar, or the plaster, as before. 



Grafting in the rind is performed by cutting off the 

 stock square ; slitting down the bark a small distance, 

 and raising it up, so that the end of the scion may be 

 inserted between it and the wood : the scion is made 

 with a shoulder, cut in about half its thickness, and 

 the other half is sloped off gradually, so as to give it 

 the form of a wedge ; the cut side being flat and the 

 bark-side being untouched. This wedge or tongue is 

 inserted under the bark, with the shoulder fitted to the 

 stock ; the raised bark is then pressed close and bound 

 round, and the plaster is applied, as before mentioned. 

 It is usual, in this case, to insert three or four scions 

 in one stock. 



Mr. Preston, of Pennsylvania, says he has grafted 

 scions which came from Holland, which were appa- 

 rently dried, and they grew ; but that he failed in other 

 instances, where the bark of the scions appeared to 

 have become somewhat rotten. 



He was also successful in grafting scions of the 

 appletree, as late as the 20th of June, when the leaves 

 of the trees were full grown. 



Management of Bees. 



Swarming depends on the increase of bees, and a 

 queen being ready to lead them. Their breeding 

 begins sooner or later according to the forwardness 

 of the spring, the fruitfulness of the queen, and the 

 populousness of the hive. When bees carry in farina 

 or pellets on their thighs, it denotes they have com- 

 menced breeding, which may be as early as February, 



