ae 
' feripts are Colleéted together by 
the learned Mizaldus, and there~ 
fore needlefS here to Rehearfe ; op 
_* but only the Modern Handling rim ine 
and Ufe which is approved by “i 
___ Experience, and received by eve- _ 
ry one. - 
To do and perform this, the are 
time muft be obfervedy in the Hep “ 
Month of July, in the Wain of the Lib. 2: 
Moon, in fair Weather, when it % ® 
is neither mifty, nor rainy, muft 
this work be. done: 
Make choice of a flourifhing 
Shoot of two of three Years old, 
of athrifty Tree, whereof ye de- 
“fire to Inoculare, and to cut the 
Bud or Oculation, whether irbe 
ofa Limon or Apple Sina; ‘feek a 
Bud which hath no Thoins to it: 
__. After the faid Twigg or Shoot 
~ Ascut off, take a fharp litcle Knife, 
and give the Bud chofen on each 
fide a cut to the Wood, and un- 
SM a? 
Or Netherlandifh Hefperides. 107: 
This was firft made known to 
me by the moft experienced Sieur 
Fobn Roeters. 
The little Shield or Oculati- 
on lifted off, being approved, we 
fhall keep the tipe Leaf between 
our Lips, ( yet not fo as that it be- 
gomes wet) till the opening of the 
Stock be made after the following 
manner. , 
* Chufe for it an even {moot 
place, which hath neither Bump 
nor Knot; make the Cut or Inci- 
fion through the Bark to the 
Wood, a little longer then the 
bignefs of your little Shield, in 
the form of a Latin T, or like 
the modern Italian Gardeners have 
in ufe, as this Sign fheweth [, as 
appears by the Limon and O- 
range Trees, that come out of 
thofe Countties ; but. which way 
foever the Cut or Incifion,is made, 
it is allone, becanfe it makes no 
H 3 diffe- ; 
by Nerhetbieldlth Hepindes: Weg 
Opifeul. 
106 © The Belgick : 
detand above the Bud, which 
_ remains in the middle Cut likes 
wile,that in Form it is like a long- 
ifh {quare little Shield; lay ghe . 
fame off with the point of the 
Knife, or with the Thumb. or 
fore-Finger, yet fo that the Bud or 
Eye remains faft to the little. 
Shield, and the fame be. not 
Rent ; for otherwife it will not be 
good ; the Leaf faftned below to 
the Bud fhall be tipt about the 
middle, to guide the little Shield. 
in the.fetting in. 
Thelittle Shield may yet in a- 
nother manner be taken off; when 
_ (asis above faid ) cut, we fhall 
liftic off with a Knife, fo that a 
little Wood remains to the Shield, 
to keepthe Bud. the more. fafe ; 
though this feems to be. contrary 
tothe common Rule, yet. have 
we often found it good, and feen 
it more eafily done then the fore- 
going. This 
108 The. ‘Belgick, 
difference in the Growing. Af 
rerward lift the Bark up eafily — 
with a bony Knife, part the fame 
on both fides from the Wood, 
take the Qculation by the Leafe 
whichis left to it, join the fame 
duly and conveniently between it, 
within the Cut againft the Wood, — 
thrufting the outmoft Bark’a little, - 
that the Oculation may be, asit 
_ were, well and evenly clapt ta 
the forelaid Wood. ; 
' And it is tobe obferved, that 
the top of chis little Shield. muft 
touch to the uppermoft againft 
the crofs Cut, wz, when itis like 
she Latin T ;. But if on the con-~ 
trary ic ftands after the: Italian 
way, the loweft part fhall touch 
it, the little Shield or Oculation 
being well put, mutt be careful- 
ly tyed either with a dry Ruth of 
aMufcovian Mat, narrow Tape, - 
or any other foft String, begin- 
Seis eke es Lea ning 
