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this Method of Grafting: but all 

 the Trees which are grafted in this 

 Way are weaker, and never grow to 

 the Size of u.ofe which are grafted 

 in the other Methods ; therefore this 

 is rarely pradtifed, but on fuch Sorts 

 of Trees as will npt take by the 

 other Methods. 



The next thing which is nece/Fary 

 to be known, by thofe who would 

 practife this Art, is, what Trees will 

 take and thrive by being grafted up- 

 on each other : and here there have 

 been no fure Directions given by any 

 pf the Writers on this Subject ; for 

 there will be found great Miftakes 

 in all their Eooks, in relation to this 

 JVJatter ; but as it would fweli this 

 Article to too great Size, if all the 

 Sorts of Trees were to be here enu- 

 merated, which will take upon each 

 other by Grafting, I mall put down 

 fuch general Directions, as, if attend- 

 ed to, will be fufficieut to inftruct 

 Perfons, fo as they may fucceed. 



All fuch Trees as are of the fame 

 Genus, i. e. which agree in. their 

 Flower and Fruit, will take upon 

 each other ; for Inftance, all the 

 Nut- bearing Trees may be fafely 

 grafted on each other ; as may all 

 the Plum-bearingTrees, under which 

 Head J reckon not only the feveral 

 Sorts of Plums, but alfo the Almond, 

 Peach, Nectarine, Apricpck, &c. 

 which agree exactly in their general 

 Charade rs, by which they are diftin- 

 guifhed from all other Trees: but 

 many of thefe are very fubjedt to. 

 emit large Quantities of Gum from 

 fuch Parts of the Trees as are deeply 

 cut and wouaded; which, in the 

 tender Trees of this Kind, viz. 

 Peaches and Nectarines, as it is more 

 common and hurtful, fo it is found 

 to be the fureft Method to bud or 

 aroculate thefe Sorts of Fruits. Vide 

 I&oulattOA, 



Then all fuch Trees as bear Cones 

 will do well upon each other, tho* 

 they may differ in one being ever- 

 green, and the other fhedding its 

 Leaves in Winter ; as is obfervable 

 in the Cedar of Libanus y and the 

 Larch-tree, which are found to fuc- 

 ceed upon each other very well : but 

 thefe mult be grafted by Approach ; 

 for they abound with a great Quan- 

 tity of Refin, which is apt to evapo- 

 rate from the Graft, if feparated 

 from the Tree before it be joined 

 with the Stock, whereby they arc 

 often deltroyed; as alfo the Laurel 

 on the Cherry, or the Cherry on the 

 Laurel All the Maft-bearing Trees 

 will alfo take upon each other ; and 

 thofe which have a tender foftWood 

 will do well if grafted in the com- 

 mon Way ; hut thofe that are of a 

 more firm Contexture, and are flow 

 Growers, fliould be grafted by Ap- 

 proach. 



By hrictly obferving this Rule, we 

 fhall feldom mifcarry, provided the 

 Operation be rightl> performed, and 

 at a proper Sealbn, unlefs the Wea- 

 ther mould prove very bad, as it 

 fpmetimes .happens, whereby whole 

 Quarters of Fruit-trees mifcarry ; 

 and it is by this Method that many 

 Kinds of Exotic Trees are not only 

 propagated, but alfo rendered hardy 

 enough to endure the Cold of our 

 Climate in the open Air ; for, being 

 grafted upon Stocks of the fame Sort, 

 which are hardy, the Grafts are ren- 

 dered more capable to endure the 

 Cold ; as hath been experienced in 

 raoft of our valuable Fruits now in, 

 England, which were formerly trans- 

 planted hither from more Southerly 

 Climates, and were at firft too im- 

 patient of our Cold to fucceed well 

 abroad, but have been, by Budding 

 or Grafting upon more hardy Trees, 

 j-endered 



