THE CULTURE OF PLANTS 



then place both together, that the cut parts of both 

 may joyn, and saps unite one on the other ; bind 

 them close together with bass, and hood them with 

 clay tempered with manure or wax, as before. 



Graffing in the bark may be used in greater stocks, 

 or in re-graffing of old trees, and is only for apples, 

 becauselaterinperforming,whichmaybethelatter 

 bnd of April, when the bark of the stock will peel; 

 for when both stock and graff is prepared, as in 

 shouldering, instead of cutting away some bark off 

 the stock, for receiving the graff, you must slit it 

 011 the south-side from the top, almost as long as 

 the sloped part of the graff, and loosen the bark at 

 the top of the slit, with the point of the half round 

 wedge, made a purpose, tapering downwards to a 

 point ; which also thrust down between the bark 

 and stock, to make room for the graff; but first cut 

 a little bark at the thin end of the slop of the cyon, 

 that it double not in going down, yet leave it with 

 a sharp edge ; and because, when the cyon is put in, 

 it will bear the bark hollow from the stock-nick or 

 slit, press the bark on each side the cyon, so that 

 it may fall close to the stock, and to the edges of 

 the cyon, then bind and cover as before. 



Graffing by approach, is good for these that hold 

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