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and draw the earth over the crowns of the stocks, so as to let one 

 or two of the buds of each cion appear; look to them frequently, 

 and if the earth sinks so as to expose the crowns of the stocks, 

 cover them up again. 



When the cions are sufficiently taken, clear oft* the earth, un- 

 bind the bandages, and then replace it as before. Trees grafted in 

 this way, may afterwards be trained up, either for standards, half 

 standards, espaliers or wall trees, at pleasure. 



It sometimes happens that persons are under the necessity in 

 spring, of removing some stocks, when in the way of other busi- 

 ness; in which case they are frequently taken into the house, and 

 grafted in any method most convenient, then planted immediately: 

 this is called by gardeners fire-side grafting, and often proves 

 tolerably successful; but I would not recommend it, except in cases 

 of necessity. 



Grafting by Approach, or Inarching. 



This method of grafting is performed only when the stock and 

 the tree from which you mean to propagate, either grow, or can be 

 placed so near each other, that the intended graft may be brought 

 to approach and join the stock, forming therewith, when grafted, a 

 kind of arch, and not to be separated from the mother plant till a 

 perfect union is formed: hence its name. 



When intended to propagate any tree or shrub by this method, 

 if of a hardy nature, and growing in the open ground, the requisite 

 quantity of young plants for stocks should be planted around it, 

 and when grown of a proper size or height, the work performed: 

 or, if the branches of the tree designed to graft from, are too high 

 for the stocks, these must be planted in pots, (if a year previous to 

 the operation the better) and placed upon a temporary stage erected 

 around the tree of sufficient height to answer the purpose. 



In performing this work, make choice of a smooth part of the 

 stock, and with which the intended graft can be conveniently 

 brought to meet, marking on each the place of junction; then cut 

 away the bark and a part of the wood, from two to three inches in 

 length, both of the stock and cion; after which, make a slit upwards 

 in the cion, so as to form a tongue, and another downwards in the 

 stock, as directed for whip-grafting, and insert the one into the 

 other, making all parts fit in an exact manner, particularly the 

 rinds or barks, and tie them closely together with bass; after 

 which, cover the whole with a due quantity of grafting clay, as 

 directed in the other methods. In this mode of grafting, the cion 

 is not separated from the tree until it is firmly united with the 

 stock, nor is the head of the latter generally cut oil' till this time, 

 though it is sometimes performed with the head of the stock cut 

 oft, under the idea that its whole efforts would then be directed to 

 the nourishment of the graft, which i> not of as much advantage as 

 knight be imagined. 



It the plants which you inarch, are exposed to strong winds, it 

 will be proper to make them fast, either to stakes stuck into the 



