102 The Nursery.' [^''^b. 



The grafts will be united with the flocks by the Lift 

 week in May, or the beginning of June, and then take oiF 

 the clay, and loofen the bandages, and apply frefhclay at 

 the top of the ftock. 



Thirds hy Croivfi-grafting. 



The third kind of grafting, is known by the name of 

 Crown-grafting. 



This way of grafting is commonly pradifed upon fuch 

 trees as are too large and llubborn to cleave, and is often 

 performed upon the branches of apple and large pear- 

 trees, &c. that already bear fruit, when it is intended to 

 change the forts, or to renew the tree with freih bearing 

 wood. 



The manner of doing this fort of grafting is as follows : 



Firft, to cut oif the head of the tree or ftock level, or of 

 any particular branch of a tree, which you intend to graft, 

 and pare the topperfeftlyfmooth^ then prepare yourgrafts, 

 which is done by cutting one fide flat and a little fiOping a- 

 tout two inches in length, making a kind of fhoulder at top 

 of the cut, to reil on the head of the ftock ; and pare off only 

 a little of the bark tov/ards each edge of the other fide of 

 the^graft j then raife the bark of the itock, iirft by flitting it 

 downwards, and tlien having a fmall wedge of hard wood, 

 or rather iron, one flde of it formed fomewhat roundifli, the 

 other flat : let this inftrument be driven down gently be- 

 tween the bark and wood of the flock or branch, obferving 

 to place the fiat fide tov.'ards the wood, driving it far 

 enough to make room for the graft ; then drawing out the 

 wedge, flip down the graft, placing the cut or floped flde 

 towards the wood, thrufling it down as far as cut, refting 

 the flioulder thereof upon the top of the fl:ock ; and in 

 this manner you may put four, five, or flx grafts, or as. 

 many as may feem convenient, upon each flock or branch, 

 and bind them round with ftrong bafs. 



When the grafts are all thus fixed, you muft then im- 

 mediately apply a good quantity of well-wrought clay,, 

 bringing it clofe about the flock and grafts, obferving to 

 raife it at leafl an inch above the top of the flock in a pro- 

 per manner, fo as to throw the wet quickly off, and pre- 

 vent its lodging or getting into the work, which wc^Id 

 ruin all. 



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