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cion, and c«t a flit the fame length downwards, in the 

 llock, to receive the faid tongue ; in that manner fix the 

 graft in the llock, taking care that the fap or rind of both 

 may meet, or join as exaft as pcflible in evejy part. Hav- 

 ing thus fixed the, graft, let it be immediately tied with a 

 firing of foft bafs, bringing it in a neat manner feveral 

 times round the graft and Itock, taking care to preferve 

 the graft in its due poiltion; and let the bandage be neatly 

 tied, and immediately cover the place with fome grafting 

 clay, obferving to bring the clay near an inch above the 

 top of the llock, and a little lower than the bottom part 

 of the graft, leaving a due thicknefs on every fide of the 

 graft and flock ; making it in a round or globular form, 

 and take care to clofe it well in every part, that no wet, 

 wind, or fun can enter ; to prevent which, is the whole 

 intention of the clay, for without that precaution, the 

 operation would prove fruitlefs ; and in this manner pro- 

 ceed with the reft. 



In performng the operation of whip-grafting fome 

 grafters firil cut and prepare theclon, and then cut and fit 

 rhe ftock to that; but it is not material which, provided 

 it be done in an exaft and fomewhat expeditious manner. 



Next it mull be noted, that the grafts mull be now 

 s.nd then examined, to fee if the clay any where falls off, 

 or cracks : if it does, it mull be renewed with frefh 

 clay. 



By the lafl week in May, or firil week in June, the 

 grafts and flocks will be well united, and then take off the 

 clay, and loofen the bandages. 



Second^ hy CI eft -grafting. 



The next general method of grafting is that by clefting 

 the flock, commonly called cleft or flit-grafting; becaufe 

 The ftock is cleft, and the graft put into the cleft part ; 

 and is performed in the following manner. 



The flocks or trees which this kind of grafting is per- 

 formed on, are generally about an inch, or an inch and a 

 half, and even two inches, or more, in diameter. Firfl, 

 with a firong knife or a faw cut off the head of your flock, 

 4nd pare it ver}' fmooth ; this done, fix upon a fmooth part 

 of the ftock, juft below where headed, to place your graft ; 

 and on the oppofite fide to that, cut away part of the llock, 

 about an inch and a half, in ft Hoping manner upwards, fo 



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