SECT. VII. OP GRAFFING. 93 



must be planted at least a year before, first making 

 the soil good, as it may need, being so near another 

 tree, for it of course must be close, where the soil 

 may be worn out. 



Plants in pots or tubs being easily brought toge- 

 ther, are frequently propagated this way ; so that 

 inarching is used much in green-houses and hot- 

 houses for various things, as oranges, lemons, pome- 

 granates, jasmines and vines sometimes : oranges 

 and lemons thus treated in May will be united by 

 August. 



The method of marching is, bend the best situated 

 young branch of the tree or shrub to be propagated, 

 to the stock to be grafted, and having determined on 

 the part at which most conveniently to fix the shoot, 

 cut the bark of that part of the shoot off, with nearly 

 half the wood, (not to touch the pith] 'to the length 

 of about three inches for a strong branch, or less tor 

 a weaker. Then cut exactly so much of the bark 

 and wood of the stock off, as will receive the cut 

 part of the branch, or shoot, so as to bring bark and 

 bark in contact in every part ; and if the contrivance 

 of lipping be used, it will secure them better together. 

 Bind and clay, and if in open ground, fix a stake to 

 tie the work so that the wind may liave no power 

 over it ; a tie also proper for those inarched in 

 pots, &c. 



As soon as the graff has taken, which will be pro- 

 bably in four months, (except in the harder woods) 

 let the head of the stock be steadily cut off with a 

 keen knife, three or four inches above the binding, 

 .which then removing, bind and clay again, to remain 

 about a month. In March following, cut off the 

 branch from the parent close to the graffing, and also 

 the stub of the stock that was left. The head of tha 

 stock is sometimes cut off before graffing, in which 

 case a sloping cut half way the thickness of the stock, 



