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and stock may be equal, and join together exactly ; 

 then there should be a ligature of bass to fasten the 

 cion, so as that it may not be easily displaced, and 

 afterwards clay it over as in the former methods. 



The fourth sort of grafting is termed inarching, 

 grafting by approach, or ablactation. This is only to 

 be performed when the stocks that are designed to 

 be grafted, and the tree from which the graft is to 

 be taken, stand so near together, as that their 

 branches may be united. It is commonly practised 

 on tender exotic plants, and some other sorts which 

 do not succeed in any of the other methods. 



In performing this operation, a part of the stock, 

 or branch, must be slit off about two inches in 

 length, observing always to make choice of a 

 smooth part of the stock ; then a small notch 

 should be made in this slit of the stock downward* 

 in the same manner as hath been directed for whip- 

 grafting •, the branch of the tree designed to be 

 inarched should have a part sht off in hke manner 

 as the stock, and a slit made upward in this, so as 

 to leave a tongue, which tongue should be inserted 

 into the slit of the stock ; observing to join their 

 rinds equally, that they may unite well together ; 

 then make a ligature of bass, to keep them exactly 

 in their situation, and afterwards clay this part of 

 the stock over well, to keep out the air ; in this 

 method of grafting, the cion is not separated from 

 the tree until it is firmly united with the stock, nor 

 is the head of the stock, or branch, which is graft- 

 ed, cut oft' till this time, and only half the wood 



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