204 The Nursery. [Feb. 



ilock, at fuch a convenient height, where the ilock and 

 graft is nearly of a fize, and mark the parts where the 

 graft and flock will moll readily join together : then in that 

 part of the branch pare away the bark and a little wood, 

 about three inches in length, and in the fame manner let 

 the rind and wood be pared off that fide of the Ilock 

 where the branch is to be joined, the fame length and 

 breadth, fo that both the cut parts may exadly join rind 

 to rind ; then cut a flit or thin tongue upwards in the 

 branch, and make a flit of the fame length to receive it 

 downwards in the Ilock; then let them be joined, placing 

 the branch with the top upright, flipping the tongue cf 

 the graft into the flit made in the flock ; and fee that the 

 cut parts join in and exadm.anner, and let them be imme- 

 diately tied together v/ith fome bafs, and afterwards cover 

 over th^ place with a due quantity of well-wrought clay, 

 being careful that the part be regularly and well covered, 

 and let the clay be very well clofed, that no air or wet 

 can penetrate. 



After this let a flout flake be driven into the ground, 

 and that part of the flock and graft muft be fattened to 

 it, which prevents the graft from being difplaced by the 

 wind. ' 



Remember that the flock and graft are to remain in 

 that pofition for at leafl fifteen or fixteen weeks, when 

 they will be well united; the graft is then to be fe- 

 parated from the mother plant ; being careful to do this 

 with a perfefl fliarp knife, cutting off the branch with a 

 flope downwards to the flock ; and at the fame time the 

 head of the flock to be cut clofe to the graft. The old 

 clay and bandage are at this time to be taken off; and at 

 the fame time it will be advifeable to tie them again gently, 

 and alfo to put fome frefti clay, which will ftill be of great 

 fervicc, and let them remain fo for a month or five 

 weeks. 



By this kind of grafting you mr.y raife almoft any kind 

 of tree or flirub ; and ic is often praftifed by way ot cu- 

 riofity, to ingraft a fruit-bearing branch of a fruit-tree 

 upon one of the common flocks of the refpedlive forts ; 

 by which means, there is raifed a new tree bearing fruit in 

 a few months: this is fbmetimes pradlifed upon orange- 

 trees, &c. by grafting fruit branches on flocks raifed from 

 the kernels of the fame kind of fruit. 



Note, 



