fit the ftraight part of the graft when fet on , then 

 cut one iide only of the graft downe aflope about an 

 inch long or Htle more , and cut through the bark 

 ar the top of the cut place : and make it like a fliould 

 er , rim it may red jufl: upon the top of the itock,buc 

 cut not this fhoulder to deep ,(on!y through the bark 

 or litle more , and the lcfie the better ) but cut the 

 graft thinne at the lower endof the cut, fo that it 

 may decline in one continued direft fmoothneife, 

 wit/:out dints , ridges, fpaces or v\indings all along 

 the flope , from onfcde of the Cyon to the other ,o- 

 ther.\ife it cannot joyneinall places to the flock. 

 The graft being thus prepar'd , Lay the cut part of 

 the graft upon the flraight fide of the iiock and mea- 

 fure jutt the length of the cut part or flope of the 

 Graft.and with your knife takeoff fo much of thebark 

 of theitock,(but cut not away the wood of the flock) 

 then lay the cut fide of the graft upon the cutlide of 

 the ilxkk, and let the flioulder of the graft reft di- 

 rectly upon the tcp of the i^ock, fo that the cut parrs 

 may joyne even and frnooth all along the iniide of the 

 barke of the graft, being placed upon the infide of the 

 bark of the flock , and fo joyne them faft together 

 v\ith fome flrong Rufnes or flags >ahd clay them on e- 

 very fide that noe Rain get in. 



If the flock be very little the way of Grafting is 

 the fame > only excepted , that in this cafe there mull 

 fomeofthe fubftance of the wood be taken a -ay, 

 that the graft in it's flope be not too big for the cut; 

 in the flo:k , in which Operatic fo much the r e mufi 

 be taken from the flock , trnt the infide of the barke 

 of the graft may aniwere the infante of the birk of the 

 flock , which being done , alJ things elfe are the for- 

 mer way performed. This is caii'ci whip-grafting,and 



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