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Where they have grown, the Wood 

 Will be better ripened, and more 

 compadt, than thofe which have 

 grown clofe, and have been thereby 

 drawn up to a greater Height : the 

 Wood of thefe will be foft, and their 

 Veflels large, fo that the Cions 

 grafted into them will (hoot very 

 jftrong ; but they will be lefs difpoled 

 to produce Fruit than the other ; 

 and when Trees acquire an ill Habit 

 at firft, it will be very difficult to 

 reclaim them afterward. 



Having directed the Choice of 

 Cions and Stocks, we come next 

 to the Operation ; in order to which 

 you muft be provided with the fbl- 

 lOwing Tools : 



1. A neat frnall Hand-faw, to 

 cut off the Heads of large Stocks. 



2. A good ftrong Knife with a 

 thick Back, to make Clefts in the 

 Stocks. 



3. A (harp Penknife to cut the 

 Grafts. 



4. A Grafting Chiffel, and a frnall 

 Mallet. 



5. Bafs Strings, or woollen Yarn, 

 to tie the Grafts with ; and fuch 

 other Inftruments and Materials as 

 you mall find neceflary, according to 

 the manner of Grafting ycu are to 

 perform. 



6. A Quantity of Clay, which 

 mould be prepared a Month before 

 5t is ufed, and kept turned and mixed, 

 Jike Morter, every other Day; 

 which is to be made after the fol- 

 lowing Manner : 



Get a Quantity of ftrong fat 

 Loa:n-, in proportion to the Quantity 

 of 1 e ; tended to be grafted; 

 then t. ice lome new StOnehorfe 

 Dungi and break it in amongft the 

 Loam ; and if you cut a little Straw 

 or Hay very fmall, and mix amongft 

 it, the Loam will hold together the 

 better; and if there be a Quantity 

 of Salt added* it will prevent the 



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Clay From dividing in dry Weather, 

 thefe mult be well ftirred togerher, 

 putting Water to them after the 

 manner of making Morter: it ihould 

 be hollowed like a Difh 4 and filled 

 with Water, and kept every other 

 Day ftirr'd : but it Ought to be re- 

 membred, that it mould not be 

 expofed to the Frbft, or drying 

 Winds , and that the oftener it is 

 ftirr'd and wrought, the better. 



Of late Years fome Perfons have 

 made ufe of another Compofition, 

 for Grafting, which they have found 

 to anfwer the Intention of keeping 

 out the Air, better than the Clay 

 before prefenbed. This is com- 

 pofed of Turpentine, Bees-wax, and 

 Refin, melted together, which, when, 

 of a proper Confiftence, may be put 

 on the Stock round the Graft, in the 

 fame manner as the Clay is ufually 

 applied ; and tho* it be not above a 

 quarter of an Inch thick, yet it will 

 keep out the Air more effectually 

 than the Clay ; and as Cold will 

 harden this, there is no Danger of its 

 bein^ hurt by Froft, which is very 

 apt to caufe the Clay to cleave, and 

 fometimes fall off ; and when the 

 Heat of the Summer comes on, this 

 Mixture will melt, and fall off with- 

 out any Trouble. In uling of this, 

 there ihould be a Tin or Copper- 

 pot, with Conveniency under it to 

 keep a very gentle Fire with Small- 

 coal, Otherwife the Cold will foon 

 conaenfe the Mixture ; but you muft 

 be careful not to apply it too hot, 

 left you injure the Graft. A Per- 

 fon who is a little accuflom'd to this 

 Compofition, will apply it very faft; 

 and it is much eafier for him than. 

 Clay, efpecialiy if the Seafon mould 

 prove co]d. 



There are feveral Ways of Graft- 

 ing; the principal of which are 

 tour : 



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