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varieties upon young flocks, raifed from the 

 kernels ^f any forts of apoles, or occarionally 

 from fuckers, efpecialiy of codlins, &c, and, 

 when they are from a quarter or half an inch 

 to an inch thick, are of proper fize for graft- 

 ing, which is performed in the Sprin?, in Fe- 

 bruary and March ; oblerving generally, for 

 full llandards, to graft upon tall flocks, st fix 

 or feven feet height; half flandards, at three 

 to four or five feet ; and dwarf iLindards at 

 from twelve to eighteen inches, or two feet ; 

 and for efpalitr trees, always graft lov, at fix 

 or eight inches from the ground. That, when 

 required to have half and dwarf ilandards to 

 •advance in moderate growth, and fooner be- 

 come bearers, they Ihould be grafted upon 

 codlin flocks ; or the dv\arf ftandards may be 

 grafted upon Paradife, orSibcrian*crab-ftocks, 

 to have them of the moft dwaifidi growth for 

 fmall compartments : likewife for efpalier 

 trees, may graft fome upon codlin flocks, to 

 have them of moderate growth, or occafionally 

 upon Paradife flocks, &c. to dwarf [hem more 

 confiuerably for fmall gardens, or as may be 

 required. 



For in raifing flocks for grafting, it fhould 

 be obferved, that thofe raiied from the feeds 

 •or kernels of crabs, or any kinds of apples, 

 are generally flrong fhooters, hence are com- 

 monly called free Itocks, and the trees grafted 

 thereon always afiume a ftrunger free grov* th 

 in proportion, and are principally ufed for 

 full flandards, or occafionaliy for efpaliers, 

 where ihty can have proper fcope to extend 



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