40 FRUITS, FLOWERS AND SHRUBS. 



an inch and an half length of the top of the stock in a 

 sloping manner, that the top may he reduced to half its 

 fiiameter, observe the sloping cut must he across the 

 cleft ; your graft or scion should be four or five inches 

 long, and should have four or six eyes: cut the lower 

 end of it into the shape of a wedge about two inches long 

 leaving double the quantity of wood on one side the pith 

 that you do on the other, so that one side will show 

 double the bark the other does. Open the cleft with a 

 chissel inserted at the sloped side of the stock, place the 

 graft in the cleft, keeping the bark side of the graft to 

 the back side of the stock, so that the two rinds may 

 meet exactly — remove the chissel, tie the graft and 

 stock firmly together with a soft bandage, and cover 

 the bandage w^ith grafting clay, which cover must be 

 made of an oval form, extending an inch above the top 

 of the stock, as much below the bottom of the graft, 

 and thick enough effectually to exclude rain and sun. 

 The graft must be frequently examined, and if any 

 clay falls off or is cracked, repair the covering. In 

 June the clay and ban5ag^§ msy ^-3 -^^n off, as the 

 grafts and stocks will by that time be united. 



Whip Grafting is generaly performed upon small 

 slocks with grafts of nearly the same diameter. Cut 

 Tour stock at the height you wish it, cut it off where 

 the rind is smooth — pare off the rind and part of the 

 wood on one side of the stock, about two inches in 

 length, and sloping upwards— cut your grafts sloping 

 to fit the stock exactly — then cut a slit or tongue in the 

 graft, extending upwards half an inch, cut a slit in the 

 stock downwards to receive the tongue — having placed 

 the graft upon the stock thus, the rinds meeting ex^ 

 •dctly, tie them together firmly with- a soft bandage, 

 ;ind immediately cover the bandage with clay, (see 

 •;:]eft grafting above.) 



Croum grafting is performed upon stocks that will 

 Hot cleave readily, and upon branches of trees (parti- 



