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white and red Wheate Plumme, becaufe they are nearell in goodnelfe vnto it. Peach 

 (tones will be foone raifed vp to graft other forts of Peaches or Neclorins vpon, but 

 the nature of the Peach roote being fpongie, is not to abide long. As for Almonds, 

 they will be railed from their (tones to be trees of themfelues ; but they will hardly a- 

 bide the ramming, and lelle to bee grafted vpon. Apricocke ftones arc the worn to 

 deale \\ittiall of any fort of (tone fruit; for although the Apricocke branches are the 

 fittelt ftockes to graft Neftorins of the bell forts vpon, yet thofe that are raifed from 

 the kernels or Hones will neuer thriue to be brought on for this purpbfe ; but will ftarue 

 and dye, or hardly grow in a long time to be a (traight and fit ftocke to be grafted, if it 

 be once remoued. Your Cornellian Cherrie trees are wholly, or for the molt part rai- 

 led from the ftones or kernels; yet I know diuers doe increafe them, by laying in their 

 lowed branches to take roote: and thus much for (tone fruits. Now for Apples and 

 Pea res, to be dealt withall in the fame manner as aforefaid. They vfe to take the pref- 

 ling of Crabs whereas Veriuyce is made, as alfo of Cidar and Perry where they are 

 made, and fowing them, doe raife vp great ftore of ftockes ; for although the beating 

 of the fruit doth fpoile many kernels, yet there will bee enough left that were neuer 

 toucht, aiul that will fpring : the Crabbe ftockes fome preferre for the fitted, but I am 

 fure, that the better Apple and Peare kernels will growe fairer, (traighter, quicklier, 

 and better to be grafted on. You muft remember, that after two or three yeares you 

 take vp thefe ftockes, and when you haue pruned both toppe and roote, to fet them a- 

 gaine in a thinner and fitter order, to be afterwards grafted in the bud while they are 

 young, as I fhall (hew you by and by, or in the ftocke if you will fuffer them to growe 

 greater. Now likewife to know which are the fitteft ftockes of all forts to cnoofe, 

 thereon to graft euery of thefe forts of fruits, is a point of fome skill indeede ; and 

 therefore obferue them as I doe here fet them dowrie : for bee you aflured, that they 

 are certaine rules, and knowne experiences, whereunto you may triift without being 

 deceiued. Your blacke Cherrie ftockes (as I faid before) are the fitteft and beft for all 

 forts of Cherries long to abide and profper, and euen May or early Cherry will a- 

 bide or Hue longer, being grafted thereon, either in the budde or in the ftocke, then 

 on the ordinary red Cherry ftocke ; but the red Cherry ftocke is in a manner the onely 

 tree that.moft Nurfery men doe take to graft May Cherries on in the ftocke (for it is 

 but a late experience of many, to graft May Cherries in the bud) many alfo doe graft 

 May Cherries on Gafcoigne Cherry ftockes, which doe not onely thriue well, but en- 

 dure longer then vpon any ordinary Cherry ftocke : For indeede the May Cherries 

 that are grafted vpon ordinary red Cherrie ftockes, will hardly hold aboue a dozen 

 yeares bearing well, although they come forwarder at the firft, that is, doe beare (bo- 

 ner then thofe that are grafted on Gafcoigne or blacke Cherry ftockes; but as they are 

 earlier in bearing, fo they are fooner fpent, and the Gafcoigne and blacke Cherry 

 ftockes that are longer in comming forward, will laft twice or thrice their time ; but 

 many more grafts will mifle in grafting of thefe, then of thofe red Cherry ftockes, and 

 belides, the natures of the Gafcoigne and blacke Cherry ftockes are to rife higher, and 

 make a goodlier tree then the ordinary red ftocke will, which for the moft part fprea- 

 dcth wide, but rifeth not very high. The Englifh red Cherry ftocke will ferue very 

 well to graft any other fort of Cherry vpon, and is vfed in moft places of this Land, 

 and I know no other greater inconuenience in it, then that it fhooteth out many fuckers 

 from the roote, which yet by looking vnto may foorie bee remoued from doing any 

 harme, and that it will not laft fo long as the Gafcoigne or blacke Cherry ftocke will. 

 May Cherries thus grafted lowe, doe moft vfually ferue to be planted againft a wall, to 

 bring on the fruit the earlier; yet fome graft them high vpon ftandards, although not 

 many, and it is, I thinke, rather curiofity (if they that doe it haue any wals) then anie o- 

 ther matter that caufeth them thus to doe: for the fruit is naturally (mail, though early, 

 and the ftandard Cherries are alwaies later then the wall Cherries, fo that if they can 

 fpare any roome for them at their wals, they will not plant many in ftandards. Now 

 concerning Plummes (as I faid before) tor the fowing or fetting of the ftones, fo I fay 

 here for their choife in grafting of them, either in the budde or ftocke. The white 

 Peare Plumme ftocke, and the other there mentioned, but especially the white Peare 

 Plumme is the goodlieft, freeft, and fitteft of all the reft, as well to graft all fort of 

 Plummes vpon, as alfo to graft Apricockes, which can be hahdfomely, and to any 



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