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(taken from a vigorous Shoot of the forego- 

 ing Year, and cut and laid in the Shade for 

 about a Fortnight or three Weeks before us'd) 

 floping it on each Side frotri a Bud or Eye, 

 but leaving it thinner on that Side which 

 goes into the Stock than on the Out- fide, fo 

 that it may conform it felf to the Slit in the 

 Stocky then place the Scion in the Stock, 

 and*clofe the Bark of each exactly. This is 

 all you have to do in this Operation befides 

 Claying, which is done by tempering Clay 

 and ftiort Hay together, and putting it round 

 the Stock and the lower Fart of the Scion, 

 but fo as not to difturb the latter. The Scion 

 tnuft not be left with above three or four 

 Eyes above the Stock : And in Cafe the Stock 

 be large, you may put in two Scions in the 

 Cleft, one on each Side. If the Stock be 

 very large yoa may ufe a Mallet and a large 

 Knife, or other (harp Inflrument, to make 

 your Clefr, and prepare a Stick of hard Wood, 

 by cutting it flopeways, to put into the Slit 

 upon puUmg out your Knife, and keep it o- 

 pen for the Scion ^ And if your Stock be fo 

 ftrong as to pinch your Grafts, it will be nf 

 celTary to drive a fmall Wedge of dry Wood 

 into the Slit, but not fo as to let the Scion 

 ioofe. 



Grafting in the Bark is the next Method 

 I have to obferve, and this is preferable to the 

 other, but it is generally perform'd only on 

 oS Apples. The Way of this Grafting is to cut 

 the Head of the Stock, as already direfted, but 



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