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cut away, until the union becomes so far com- 

 plete that the first is unnecessary, and the latter 

 injurious. It is in consequence, much preferable 

 to the common grafting, for evergreens in par- 

 ticular ; it is principally practised as the best 

 means of multiplying all the double varieties of 

 Camellia and plants of similar habits ; because 

 their strong leaves, if only for a few days de- 

 prived of their regular support, by being cut 

 clear from the mother stock, if not covered 

 closely with a glass will be certain to wither 

 and fall off ; after which, there will be but very 

 slender chance of the scion's completing an 

 union : it is performed as follows. 



Having provided a stock, which should always 

 be some of the coarser, free kinds, of the same 

 genus of plants, and nearly of the same diameter 

 as the shoot which is intended for inarching : 

 cut a thin slip, from two to three inches long, 

 and about one third or something better of the 

 whole thickness, smoothly off from each of them , 

 in the clearest part of the stem with a small 

 sharp knife ; (a most necessary instrument for 

 this business,) the bark of each must then be 

 fitted together in the exactest manner, at least 

 on one side, and tied perfectly tight with good 



