t 23* ) 

 and ftrong new bafs foakcd in water* 

 piepare the flock for the bud, at the 

 heigh' intended : on a fmooth fide of 

 the (lock cut the rind traniVerfely, quite 

 through to the wo ,d, and from the 

 rniddie of this make another cut down- 

 wards, an inch long, which, with the flat 

 handle of the knife, muft be opened on 

 each fide, feparating the bark from the 

 Wood, then cut off one of the buds, enter 

 the knife in the fhoot, half an inch below 

 the bud, cut a little into the wood, and 

 run it fianting half an inch or more 

 above, bringing it off with a fmall por- 

 tion of the wood adhering, which mud 

 be directly detached from the bud, cither 

 with the point of the knife or the thumb 

 and finger, obferving 'infrantly whether 

 the eye or gem of the bud remains. If a 



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