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I. Grafting in the Rind, called 

 alfo Shoulder-grafting, which is only 

 proper for largeTrees: this is called 

 Crown-grafting, becaufe the (grafts 

 an- fet in form of a Circle or Crown • 

 and is generally performed about 

 the Latter- end of March, or the 

 Beginning of April. 



2 Cleft-grafting, which is alio 

 called Stock or Slit- grafting : this is 

 proper for Trees or Stocks of a lefer 

 Size, from an Inch to two Inches 

 or more Diameter : this Grafting 

 is to be performed in the Months of 

 February and March, and fupplies 

 the Failure of the Efcutcheon-way , 

 which is pra&ifed in June, July, and 

 Augufi. 



3 Whip-grafting, which is alfo 

 callfd Tongue-grafting: this is pro- 

 per for fmail Stocks of an Inch, 

 half an Inch, or lefs, Diameter : 

 this is the inoif effectual Way of any, 

 and that which is molt in Ufe. 



4 Grafting by Approach, or Ab- 

 ladlation : this is to be performed 

 when the Stock you would graft on, 

 and the Tree from which you take 

 your Graft, Hand fo near together, 

 that they may be joined : this is to 

 be performed in the Month of April, 

 and is alfo called Inarching, and is 

 chiefly ufed for Jafmines, Oranges, 

 and other tender Exotic Trees, which 

 will not fucceed by either of the 

 other Methods of Grafting. 



We next come to the manner of 

 performing the feveral Ways of 

 Grafting : 



The hrit Method, which is tcrm'd 

 Rind or Shoulder grafting, is feldom 

 pfactiftd, but on large Trees, where 

 cither the Head, orthf largeBianehes, 

 are cut off horizontally, and two or 

 four Cions put in, according to the 

 Size of the branch or Stem : in do- 

 ing of this, the Cions are cut flat on 

 one Side, with a Shoulder to reit 

 wpon the Crown of the Stock ; then 



the Rind of the Stock muft be raifecl 

 up, to admit the Cion between ths 

 Wood aud the Bark of the Stock, 

 which muft be inferted about two 

 Inches ; fo as the Shoulder of the 

 Cion may meet, and clofely join the 

 Crown of the Stock ; and after the 

 Number of Cions are inferted, the 

 whole Crown of the Stock mould be 

 well clayed over, leaving two Eyes 

 of the Cions uncovered therewith ; 

 which will be fufiicicnt for mooting : 

 this Method of grafting was much 

 more in Practice formerly than at 

 prefent : the Difcuntinuance of it 

 was occaftoned by the ill Succefs it 

 wai attended with ; for as thefe 

 Cions were placed between the Rirxi 

 of the Stock and the Wood, fo they 

 were frequently blown out by ftrong 

 Winds, after they had made large 

 Shoots ; which has fometimes hap- 

 pened after five or fix Years Growth j 

 fo that whenever this Method is 

 pradlifed, there mould befome Stakes 

 fattened to fupport the Cions, until 

 they have almolt covered the Stock. 



The next Method is termed Cleft 

 or Stock-grafting : this is pra&ifed 

 upon Stocks or Trees of a fmallcr 

 Size; and may be ufed with Succef3 

 where the Rind of the Stock is not 

 too thick ; whereby the inner Bark 

 of the Cion will be prevented join- 

 ing to that of the Stock : this may 

 be performed on Stocks or Branches, 

 which are more than one Inch Dia- 

 meter ; in doing of this, the Head 

 of the Stock or Branch muft be cut 

 off with a Slope, and a Slit made the 

 contrary Way, in the Top of the 

 Slope, deep enough to receive the 

 Cion, which lhould be cut Hoping 

 like a Wedge, fo as to fit the Slit 

 made in the Stock, being careful to 

 leave thai Side of the Wedge, which 

 is to be placed outward, much 

 thicken than the other; and in put- 

 ting the Cion iiuo the Slit of the 



Stock, 



