. —— ee se eh 
PENT eS asadg idee Rts ng “Re Bae SF Re LU i etek Te a Geren SR yaya eee 
are mee ee Beg Pe eee TS ee 
The Fruit-Garpen Lduftrated. 
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BUT tho’ I advife the taking of Cuttings from Trees one’ Month 
before the Time of Grafting, yet it’ muft not be underftood that they 
are to lie out of the Earth all thar Time, bue muft) be Jaid with their 
great Ends, about three or four Inches in Length, in the Earth, well 
clofed about theni, under a North Wall, until) you immediately ufe 
them at the Time of Grafting 
CHERRIES and Plumbs are the firft Fruits we begin our sneliial 
with, which is generally about the Middle of February; Pears about the 
Beginning ; and Apples the Middle or End of; March, when the Sap 
is a little rarified by the Heat of the’ ‘Spring ; that isy:asfoon as the Bark 
will rife freely from the Wood. 
THERE are feveral Ways of Grafting BrniesTrees 5 fome . being 
_ proper for Stocks: that . are {mall ; others. for thofe that /are: moderately 
large ; and laftly, others for Trees that are very largely grown. 
THE feveral Methods. of Grafting may be coleiatd to ehrée, Wi%e 
ift, Whip or Splice Grafting, proper) for Stocks of. the {malleft Size ; 
| aly, Stock LG iplcnad prope for Stacks of " middle Size ; me — 
"ELE. neceffary Inftruments for thefe Works, are, a every vo 
Knife that cuts very fmooth and clean for cutting the Cions ; a good 
ftrong Pruning-Knife for to head the Stocks with ; a Saw to cut off fuch 
Branches as are too large for. the Knife; a Grfing Chea for: opening 
the Clefts in Stocks, whilft the Cions are placed : A good Quantity of 
found Bafs-Matting, with well-prepar'd Loam, well mix’d. with, fhor 
Horfe-dung ; and Wood-afhes, to work in their Hands when the Loam 
is a little too moift or clammy. 
BEING ae prepar'd, every thing i is in readinefs for Work 5 but 
tis much the better Way to have a Boy or Man to loam after you, than 
to loam your felf. 
4 er L TREES 
