GARDENING. US 



rind of the stock must be raised up, to admit the scion 

 between the wood and the bark of the stock, which musi 

 be inserted about two inches, so as that the shoulder of 

 the scion may meet, and closely join the crown of the 

 stock; and after the number of scions is inserted, the 

 whole crown of tlie stock should be well clayed over, 

 leaving two eyes of the scions unconnected therewith, 

 which will be sufficient for shooting. 



The next method is termed Cleft or Stock grafiing; 

 this is practised upon stocks or trees of a smaller size, 

 and may be used w^ith success where the rind of the 

 stock is not too thick, whereby the inner bark of the scioii 

 will be prevented from joining to that of the stock. 

 This may be performed on stocks, or branches, that are 

 more than one inch in diameter: The head of the 

 stock, or branch, must be cut off, with a slope, and a 

 slit made the contrary way, in the top of the slope, 

 iF^ep enough to receive the scion, w^hich should be cut 

 sloping like a wedge, so as to fit the slit made in the 

 stock; being careful to leave that side of tlic wedge 

 which is to be placed outward much thicker than the 

 other. Ai/d in putting the scion into the slit of tlie 

 stock, there must be great care taken to join the rind of 

 the scion to that of the stock; for if these do ix)t unite 

 the grafts will not succeed. 



A third method which is termed Whip, or 'j'ongue 

 grafting, is performed on small stocks by cutting off 

 the head of the stocks sloping; then there must ]je a 

 notch made in the s^lope toward the upper part down- 

 ward, a little more than half an inch deep, to receive 

 the scion, which must be cut with a slope upwards, and 

 a slit made in the slope like a tongue, which tongue' 

 must be inserted into the slit made in the slope of the 

 stock, so as that the two rinds of both scion and stock 

 may be equal and join together exactly. Then there 

 should be a ligature to fasten the scion, so that it may 

 not easily be displaced. 



INOCULATING, OR BUDDING. 



"This is commonly practised," says Mr. Miller, ''up- 

 on all sorts of stone fruit in particular, such as peaches, 



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