62 DIFFERENT MODES OF GRAFTING. 



mine, and budded a branch of the green ; the 

 bud grew, and what shoots put forth below the 

 bud, most of them became blotch leaved ; this 

 is a proof the bud or graft must have an effect 

 on the stock. 



There are other modes of grafting, but which 

 are little noticed for fruit trees, except when the 

 trees are very large, and as it will not be foreign 

 to the present work I will mention them. 



First, rind grafting ; this is principally prac- 

 tised on large trees. After cutting off the 

 branch of the tree (if with a saw it should be 

 made smooth with a knife) cut a slit in the 

 rind, about two inches from the top where it 

 was cut off, open the bark without bruising it, 

 (the handle of a budding knife is the best in- 

 strument) then cut a slice of your scion the 

 length of the incision on the branch, nearly 

 the same as described in whip-grafting ; run 

 the scion down between the rind and the wood, 

 placing the wood of the scion against the wood 

 of the , stock, then bind it tight round with 

 strong matting, and put clay round it the same 

 as directed in whip-grafting ; when this me- 

 thod of grafting was more in practice, many 

 would make a shoulder in the scion, to rest it 

 on the shoulder of the stock ; but this I think 



