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commoner fruit ; for though the scion will sometimes 

 begin to push in a few weeks, yet it will frequently 

 remain in a dormant state for two or three months ; 

 and during this period it will be necessary to strip the 

 stock of all the shoots it may produce, as soon as 

 they appear ; and, in order to preserve the scion in a 

 vegetative state, it will be necessary to keep the clay 

 moderately moist, which may easily be effected by 

 wrapping it round with moistened moss, and keeping 

 the moss constantly sprinkled with water. 



" When the scion has made shoots five or six inches 

 long, the clay and bandage should be carefully taken 

 off ; and the clay may be removed without injuring 

 the graft, when it is in a moist state. 



" Yines will frequently prove successful by both the 

 above-mentioned methods, but still the most eligible 

 way of all, seems to me, to be that of grafting by 

 approach. Indeed, I have seldom known any plants 

 miscarry, that have been grafted in this way. Now 

 in this case, it is necessary to have the plant, intended 

 to be propagated, growing in a pot. Strong plants 

 that have been two or three years in pots are to be 

 preferred, but plants from the nursery may be potted 

 and grafted in the same season, if brought into a hot- 

 house or vinery ; for the great warmth of either will 

 generally cause plants, brought out of the open air, 

 to push with vigor, and to form new roots, which will 



