The ordering of the On /tar//. 



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lowing pa-f, marked with the letter A, crooked at both ends, and broadc like \nt<> ;i 

 cheflell, tlu- one bigger, and the other lellcr, to tit all forts of Itockcs, and the iron han- 

 dle fomewhat long Ixrtwcene them lx>th, that lx-ing thrult or knocked downe into the 

 dctt, you may with your left hand open it as wide as is fit to let in your graft, without 

 llrayning, which being placed, this iron may bee pulled or knocked vp againe without 

 any moiling of your graft : when you hauc thus done, you mult lay a good hand- 

 full or more (according to the bigneffe of your llocke) of foft and well moillned clay 

 or loame, well tempered together with Iliort cut hey or horfe dung, vpon the head of 

 your itocke, as lowe or fomewhat lower then the cleft, to keepe out all winde, raine or 

 ay re from your graft vntill Midfomer at the leall, that the graft be lliot forth I'omcwhat 

 llrongly, which then if you pleafe may be reuioued, and the cleft at the head only filled 

 with a little clay to keepe out earewigs, or other things that may hurt your graft. 



A. The Iron Inltrument with 

 cheffels at each end, the one 

 bigger and the other letter, 

 to keepe the cleft of the Tree 

 open vntill the graft bee pla- 

 ced in the llocke, which with 

 a knock vpwards will be eafily 

 taken away. 



B. The final] Penne-knife with a 

 broad and thinne ended hatte, 

 to raife the (ides both of the 

 hud and the down-right flit in 

 the body or arme of a Tree to 

 be grafted in the bud. 



C. A pen or quil cut halfe round 

 to take off a bud from the 

 branch. 



D. An luory Inltrument made to 

 the lame falhion. 



E. A (hielde of braffe made hol- 

 low before to be put into the 

 (lit, to keepe it open vntill the 

 bud be put into its place. 



F. The manner of grafting cal- 

 led inciting or fplicing. 



G. A Ladder made with a ftoole 

 at the toppe, to ferue both to 

 graft higher or lower, and alfo 

 to gather truit without fpoy- 

 ling or hurting any buddes or 

 branches of Trees. 



i. The firft flit in the body 



or 



arme of a Tree to be grafted in the bud with the croffe cut at the head. 

 2. The fame flit opened on both fides, ready to receiue the budde Iliould be put there- 

 in : thefe fmall peeces ferue as well as trees to (hew the manner and order of the graf- 

 Pting. 

 3. The branch ot a Tree with one budde cut ready to be taken off, and another not yet 

 touched. 



4. The bud cleane taken off from the branch, both the forelide and backfide. 



5. The graft or bud now put into the (lockc or tree you intend to be grafted : but the 

 binding thereof is omitted. 



2. Inarching is another manner of grafting in the Itocke, and is more troublefoim. 

 and more cafuall alfo then the former, and is rather a curiolity then any way of good 

 fpeede, certainety or profit, and therefore vfed but of a few. Yet to (hew you, tin- 



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