XX InsTructioKs for Pruning, Budding, &rc. 



great an extent as polTible, then to be tyed and clayed, 

 obferving to let the bud appear. 



4. Grafting by Approach, called abln^iorty or inarching: 

 This is to be performed when the (lock you graft on^ 

 and the tree from which you graft, (land near each other, 

 to be performed in April, in ufe for JefTaniines, Oranges, 

 and tender exotic trees, (figure 15) and thus executed: 

 Take the branch vou would inarch, and having fixed on 

 the flock to which you intend to join it, pare away the 

 rind and wood on one fide, about two inches in length, 

 doing the fame with the ftock, fo that both may the bet- 

 ter unite to each other, and for the better effecting this, 

 cut a tongue, as reprelented by figure 15 atj', upwards 

 in the grait, and make a flit in the flock downwards, as 

 was direfled in the Whip grafting, to admit it, to pre- 

 vent their flipping, and when thefe are placed very ex- 

 a£tly one on the other, they are to be fecured with the 

 bandage already mentioned, over which the grafting 

 clay is to be laid, to exclude the air, thus to remain 

 for four months, flaking the graft to keep it fleady, which 

 is quite neceffary ; after the time mentioned, the graft 

 may be cut from the mother tree, obferving to flope it 

 ofFclofe to the fiock, the joined part to be covered again 

 with the clay. 



The next thing that is to be confidered for the fuccefs 

 of this pra<5lice, is to make choice of fuch a kind of tree 

 as will unite and profper after it is performed ; fo that 

 care mull be taken to unite fuch only as are of the fame 

 genus or kind, that is, fuch whofe fruit and flower will 

 agree: All nut-bearers will graft on each other, the 

 different kinds of plum-bearing trees, amongfl: which 

 are included the Almcnd, Peach., Neflarine, Apricot, i^c. 

 as they agree in general charatfers, by which they are 

 diflinguifhed ; and as many of thefe trees will difcharge 

 quantities of gum when deeply cut, they had better have 

 this operation performed, after the manner of inocula- 

 tion ; Peaches and Net^arines are of this fort. 



Such trees as bear cones will agree, though one fliould 

 annually call its leaves, and not the other; and fuch 

 trees as abound with rofin, mufl be grafted by approach, 

 as alfo the Laurel on the Cherry, and the Cherry on the 

 Laurel. All mafl-bearing trees will take on each other, 



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