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flock and graft are nearly of a fize, the 

 grafting will fucceed the better. Cut off 

 the head of the flock, at the height in- 

 tended to form the flem, with a flope 

 near two inches long, make a thin (lit 

 downward, from the top of the flope, 

 about half an inch, then fhorten the cion 

 at top to five or fix eyes, and cut the 

 lower end Hoping ; make alfo a fmall 

 flit or tongue near the top of the floped 

 part, upwards, fo as to fir, being care- 

 ful, however, in tongueing the graft, 

 not to go too deep towards the back of 

 it ; apply the tongued part of the graft in 

 the flit of the flock even and clofe, bind 

 them with a ligature of bafs feveral times 

 round, and fecure the whole with a coat 

 of clay an inch thick, and an inch above 

 and below ; finifhing in a rounding form, 

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