Or, An Appendix concerning Fruit-Trecs, &c. 



when the rvedge is drawn out of the cleft ^ let the inner fide of the 

 Graffs which is within the wood of the stock^^ be kft the thicker^ 

 that lo the woody part of the Cion may bear the ftrefsjand the fiffy 

 part be preierved from bruifing. 



Choofe the ftreightefl: and fmootheft part of the Stocks for the 

 place where you intend to graff: If the Stocky be all knotty (which 

 fome efteem no impediment) or crooked, reftifie it with thefitteft 

 pofture of the Gn^. 



For a Graff covet not a Cions too flender j, for the Shh and tVind 

 will (boner enforce it to wither ; Yet are we to diftinguifti, that 

 for Inoculation we take the Bud from a fprig of the laft years 

 ftioot 5 and moft allow that the Cions ftiould alio have fome of the 

 former with it, that it may be the ftronger to graff ^ and abide to 

 be put clofe into the Stock.^ which is thought to advance it in 

 bearing. 



In Hereford'pire they do frequently choofe a Gr/ij^ of fcveral 

 years growth; and for the graffing of fuch large stockf as are taken 

 cut of the Woods or Nnrferies^ and fitted into rows for Orchards^ 

 they choofe not the Graffs fo fmall as in other Countries they re- 

 quire them 5 which has, it feems, occafion'd fome complaint from 

 them that underftand not the Reafon of the firft branch of this 

 Note. Once for all. The ftumpy Graff will be found much fu- 

 periour to the flender one, and make a much nobler and larger 

 Shoot. This upon experience. 



Graff your Cions on that fide of theJftock.'wheYC it may receive 

 the leaft hurt from the South-ireji Wind, it being the moft com- 

 mon, and moft violent that blows in Summer 5 fo as the wind may 

 blow it to the stocky, not from it : And when the Zephyres of th« 

 Spring are ftirring, choofe that Seafon before all others for this 

 work. 



Some there are who talk of removing the Stocky about Chrifimas^ 

 and then alfo graff it ; which there be that glory they can liiccef- 

 fully do even by the fire fide, and fo not be forc'd to expcd a two 

 or three years rooting of the stock,h But in this Adventure 'tis 

 advifeable to plunge the Graff three or four inches deep in the 

 Stock,. Laftly, 



Be careful that the Rain get not into the clefts of your young 

 graffed Stockj : Yet it has been noted, That many old Trees (quite 

 decay'd with an inward hollownefs) have born as full burdens, 

 and conftantly, as the very foundeft, and the Fruit found to be 

 more delicate then ufually the fame kind from a perfect and more 

 entire Stock. 



Except fome former Cafe requires it, leave not your Graffs above 

 four, five, or (at moft) fix inches of length above the stpckh for 

 by the length it draws mote feebly, and is more expos'd to the 

 fhocks of the Wind^ or hurt by the Birds ; and you fhall frequent- 

 ly perceive the fummities and tops of fiich young Graffs tO be mor- 

 tified and die. 



Now for encouragmeht in tranfporting Cr^^ at great diftance^ 

 '^e find that with little care (their tops uncut and unbruis'd) they 



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