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firft cut off the Head of the ftock, and fmooth it as in Cleft grafting, 
then cut the Graft froma knot or bud on one fide floping, about an 
inch and half long, witha Shouldering, that it may reft on the Head 
of the ftock; the Graft muft be cut from the Shouldering {mooth and 
eaven, floping by degrees, that the lower end may be left thin ; 
place the Shouldering of the Graft upon the Head of the ftock, and 
with your knife cut away fo much of the bark, as the cut fide of the 
Graft did cover, place both together, that their Saps may exadtly 
joyn, then bind them together with ruthes, flags, or bafte, and clay 
the Head as in the former, | 5 
The third way is called grafting by Approach, by fome Abla@ation; 
and this is done in April, fooner or later, according to the ftate of 
’ the Spring ; the manner differs from the laft, in that the Cyen re- 
mains on its own ftock, and the Head alfo on the ftock you would 
graft, therefore both muft be planted together, or in Cafes, chat they 
may be fo pofited; the Branches of both (being near of one fize) muft 
be brought together, that they may touch each other the length of 
three inches, then cut the joyning fides of both untill you approach 
near the pith, and fitthem fo together, that the Saps may exa@ly 
meet, in which pofition bind them, and cover the place with fuch 
tempered clay as is ufed in Heading of Grafts: as {oon as you perceive 
the Cyen and ftock to be well cimented and incorporated, cut off the 
Head of the ftock four inches above the’biading, and in March follow- 
ing the ftub you left above, as alfo the Cyen underneath, clofe to the 
grafted place, that it may fubfift by the Stock only: fomeufe tocut 
off the Head of the Stock at firft, then joyn the Cyew thereunto, after 
the manner of Shoulder-grafting, differing only in not fevering the 
‘Cyen from its own Stock ; both ways are good, but I have found 
the firft the more fuccesful, This manner of Grafting is chiefly ufed, 
in fuch nice and tender Plants, as are not apt to take any other wa : 
as His Limons, Pomgranats,Vines,Geffamins, Althea frutex, and 
fuch like, 
The fourth and moft confiderable way of Grafting of all other, is 
called rnoculating or Budding, the which is effected by taking off the 
Eyeor finall bud which grows betwixt the leaf and the new thoor 
or Lance, and fo placing it ona fit ftock, that it may from thence re- 
ceive nutrition agreeable ; and this may feafonably be done, from 
Midfomer, to the middle of Fuly, at fuch time as the Sap is moft in 
the ftock, and the bark eafieft to be raifed : the Buds muft not be too 
young or tender, but taken from ftrong well-grown Shoots of the 
fame year, whichbeing cut from the Tree, take away the top and 
leaves, leaving half their ftalks, by which you may h 
~h. you put them into the ftocks ; then having made choice of 
ftocks, according to the nature of your Buds, ina {mooth place make 
a crofs cut thorough the bark of the ftock, then from the middle 
theseof, gently flit the bark thorough, (not wounding the ftock) aj- 
moft an inch long, then nimbly prepare the Bud, by cutting the bark 
on both fides the length of the flit,as much above as below, forming a . 
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