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dry, and your grafts grow too long, you must 

 then get the clays off by knocking them with the 

 handle of your knife, or anything that will answer 

 the purpose ; but be sure to hold the graft as 

 steady as you can with one hand, to keep it from 

 being removed out of its place, for that would 

 be sure death to the graft; therefore as this is so 

 much more trouble, it is necessary to take every 

 opportunity after rain. 



The day after the clays are removed, you may 

 untie the bass, observing that you cut your bass 

 at the back of the stock ; and by following the 

 above practice, they will require no more tying, 

 nor any further attention through the summer, 

 than keeping them free from suckers, and cutting 

 off the small piece of wood at the top of the stock, 

 commonly called snagging ; but^this must be care- 

 fully done. 



SNAGGING OF GRAFTS. 



Par. 6. When you commence this work, 

 which you may do at any time after midsummer, 

 it is necessary to have a sharp knife with a smooth 

 edge to avoid the knife slipping and cutting the 



