•APRIL^ 



mhi\y apples and pears) whose fruit is to be chrxiged 

 to a better kind. 



Cut off the t6p of the trees or branch level, and 

 pare it smoothV-cut yoar graft to have a small shoul- 

 der about two iiK^s from the end, for resting upon 

 the top of the stock, and from that shoulder slope the 

 graft away on one side to a flat point at the end ; pare 

 away a little bark on each side of the circular part of 

 the graft — with a wj^dge, flat on one side, circular on 

 the other; open a place between the bark and wood 

 of the stock, large enough to admit' the graft anci 

 thrust it in, so that the shoulder will rest on the 

 stock — in driving the w^edge keep the^ ^at side to the 

 wood, that the round Bide may make room for the 

 round part of tne graft. 



Thus several grafts may be placed on oi?e branch 

 or tree. When done, bind them w^ell on, and cover 

 with clay so as to pr^n^ent water from lodging on the 

 top of the stock or getting to the grafts — those grafts 

 will be well united to the ensuing summer ; in the mean 

 time it is necessary to secure them from being b^.>wn 

 away, by fastening stakes firmly to the stocks, and ty* 

 ing them to the grafts. Crown grafting will be done 

 most easily the latter end of this month or begiunins.' 

 of May, because the sap being rising, the bark will 

 part from the wood better. — The clay covering nius* 

 he examined occasionally and repaired if necessary. 



OBSERVATIONS ON GRAFTING. 



Your grafte must be last year's shoots — they may 

 be taken from the trees on which they grow, either 

 when you are going to use them, or a few weeks be- 

 fore, provided you lay the lower end of - them in dry 

 earth in a w^arm situation, and shelter them well from 

 severe weather : shoots for grafting aexi iTio-Ah, should 

 be cut this month, and laid up in this maun . , because 

 " the buds will swell fast the latter end of this month, 

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