GENERAL OBSERVATIONS: 



Of Grafting and Budding* 



THESE methods of Propagation 

 are effected by the infertion of 

 a young (hoot or bud of any deferable 

 variety, into the flock or flem of ano- 

 ther of the fame genus or family, or 

 at lead of one nearly related to it ; 

 and thefe uniting, fhoct forth into 

 branches ; forming the new tree of the 

 intended forr, producing fruit in all re- 

 fpecls like to that cf the parent one •, thus 

 our choice varieties of fruits are encreaf- 

 cd and continued. 



The firft thing to be obferved refpects 

 the proper (locks. Apples fucceed only 

 upon Apple-docks ; Pear* upon Pear- 

 flocks, or occafionally on Quinces, as 

 being of the fame genus. ; fo of Plums 



and 



