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I should not have scribbled so far, could I have compressed 

 my subject more without mutilation : I must, therefore, ask 

 pardon for its defects, and for the digressions I have made ; 

 and shall make up my mind to expect a scolding for my pains, 

 if this be inserted. 



I remain, Sir, yours, &c. 

 Oulton Park, Sept. 1830. Robert Errington. 



Art. XXII. Mr. Alexander Diack's Mode of grafting on the large 

 Branches of old Trees, as extracted from the Books of the Aber- 

 deenshire Horticultural Society. Communicated by Mr. A. Di ack, 

 C.M.H.S. 



Sir, 

 It is with no little degree of surprise that I see announced, 

 in some of the periodical publications for this month, and 

 also in some of the newspapers, as being extracted from the 

 Transactions of the London Horticultural Society, a method of 

 grafting on the large branches of old trees, the merit of which 

 is claimed by Mr. Malone, gardener to G. S. Foljambe, Esq., 

 of Osberton House, Nottinghamshire. I do not know how 

 long Mr. Malone may have been practising the method ; but 

 this much I can tell you, that previously to the year 1826 I 

 myself followed the same practice, and in 1827 laid before 

 the Aberdeenshire Horticultural Society a detailed account of 

 my method and success : a copy of which paper I forwarded 

 to the London Horticultural Society, by the advice of- Alex- 

 ander Seaton, Esq., one of the Council of the said Society, 

 who visited my grounds in the month of May of that year ; 

 and I find the same noticed in your Magazine for December 

 following, as having been read before the Council of the 

 London Society. I may just mention, that my plan has been 

 adopted by several experienced gardeners in this neighbour- 

 hood with the most complete success, particularly Mr. Steven- 

 son, late gardener to Charles Bannerman, Esq., of Cremon- 

 magate, upon a number of standard and wall trees in his 

 orchard. Will you, therefore, oblige me by sparing a corner 

 of your valuable publication for the following account of my 

 process, which is nearly the same as that by Mr. Malone ? It 

 is extracted from the books of the Aberdeenshire LTorticul- 

 tural Society, under date of August 28. 1827, and is in sub- 

 stance that which was sent to the London Horticultural 

 Society. I am, Sir, yours, &c. 



Alexander Diack, C.M.H.S. 

 Mile End, Aberdeen, March 13. 1830. 



