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open for the reception of the graft, which directly introduce into 

 the cleft on the top of the stock, at the back of the slope ; inserting 

 it with great exactness, as far as it is cut, with the thickest edge 

 outwards, and so that the rind may meet exactly every way with 

 that of the stock. The graft being placed, then remove the knife 

 or wedge, taking care not to displace the cion ; this done, let it be 

 tied and well clayed in the manner directed above, in the work of 

 whip or tongue-grafting. 



Or, if you choose to put in two grafts, it may be performed on 

 large stocks, which must be twice cleft, parallel to each other, and 

 so fix the cions as above, in opposite sides. 



This method of grafting may be performed occasionally, on the 

 xipright branches of bearing trees, when intended either to renew 

 the wood, or change the sort of fruit. 



When the grafts have shot five or six inches, take off the clay 

 and bandages, and cover the wounded parts of the stocks with fresh 

 grafting-clay, which will protect them from the influence of the 

 weather, and accelerate the growth of the bark over the wounds ; 

 let this claying remain on till it falls off of itself: this second clay- 

 ing is more necessary to large, than to small stocks, but will be very 

 useful to either. 



Third) by Croivi: -grafting. 



The third kind of grafting is known by the name of crown-graft- 

 ing, as sometimes three, four, or more grafts are inserted round the 

 crown of the stock, in a circular order, introduced betwixt the bark 

 and the wood. 



This way of grafting is commonly practised upon such stocks 

 as are too large and stubborn to cleave, and is often performed upon 

 the branches of apple and pear-trees, &c. that already bear fruit, 

 when it is intended to change the sorts, or to renew the tree with 

 fresh bearing wood. 



The manner of doing it, is as follows : 



First, to cut off the head of the tree or stock level, or of any 

 particular branch of a tree which you intend to graft, and pare the 

 top perfectly smooth ; then prepare your cions, which is done by 

 cutting one side fiat and slbping, about two inches in length, making' 

 a kind of shoulder at the top of the cut, to rest on the head of the 

 stock ; and pare off a little off the bark towards each edge of the 

 graft ; then prepare to insert it, which, in this order of grafting, 

 must be effected by introducing the sloped part down betwixt the 

 bark and wood of the stock; first slitting the bark or rind from the 

 top downwards, clean through to the firm wood, two inches or two 

 and a half in length ; and having a small thin wedge of iron or 

 wood, open therewith the rind of the stock a little at the top of the 

 slit, by introducing it gently down betwixt the wood and rind, far 

 enough to make way for admitting the graft ; then drawing it out, 

 insert the cioi>, with the cut sloped side towards, and close to the 

 wood of the stock, slipping it neatly down the length of its cut part, 

 renting the shoulder thereof, prepared as ubove, upon the top of the 



