^74 OF GRAFTING AND BUDDING. 



iine healthy grafts of the sort that you wish to graft 

 with ; open the bark in the same manner as you do 

 for budding (of which hereafter), and insert the 

 graft with a piece of the former year's wood on it : 

 after you have done this, rub in, with a brush, some 

 of the Composition in a hquid state ; then wrap 

 your bass round it, as is done for Spring grafting, 

 leaving about three eyes on the shoot, which should 

 be tied on with the bass as tight as you can ; then 

 cover the outside of the bass, thus tied up, with the 

 Composition, to the thickness of about one-eighth 

 of an inch, observing also to cover the end of the 

 shoot with the same, to exclude the air and wet. 

 In about three weeks, or a month, look over the 

 grafts to see if they have taken. When the graft 

 begins to swell, it will throw off the Composition : 

 when that is the case, always remember to apply 

 more, to prevent the air from penetrating the in- 

 cision. 



In the month of September, you should examine 

 whether the wounds are all healed up, and the two 

 barks perfectly united; if they are, you may 

 slacken the bass ; and if they are perfectly healed 

 up, it may be taken off: but if not, the bass must 

 again be tied on, and covered with the Composi- 

 tion as before directed ; letting it remain till the 

 following Spring. You may then take the bass off; 

 and, if you find that the two barks have separated 

 during the Winter, with the point of a sharp knife, 

 cut out all the brown part of the bark (which, if 

 left, would infallibly bring on the canker), and 



