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lower end, into two unequal divisions, by passing the knife 

 upwards, just in contact with one side of the medulla. The 

 stronger division of the scion is then pared thin at its lower 

 extremity, and introduced, as in crown-grafting, between the 

 bark and the wood of the stock, and the more slender divi- 

 sion is fitted to the stock upon the opposite side. The scion, 

 by this means, stands asti'ide of the stock, to which it attaches 

 itself in a very complete manner, and covers the top of the 

 stock in one season. Apples and pears grafted by this method 

 seldom fail, and may be practised with equal success with 

 young wood of this year's growth, as soon as it becomes mode- 

 rately firm and hard. 



VINES. 



Vines should be now looked over again, in order to clear 

 them from such shoots as have been produced since last month. 

 In vines, many small shoots generally rise, one mostly from 

 every eye of the same summer's shoots which v/ere laid in a 

 month or two ago ; and the same small shoots must now, as 

 they are produced, be all displaced, to admit all possible bene- 

 fit of the sun and free air to the advancing fruit. 



All other shoots, wherever placed, that have been lately pro- 

 duced, must also now be rubbed off close ; and such shoots 

 as shall rise any time this month, should, accordingly as they 

 come out, be continually taken off, except where good size- 

 able shoots advance in or near any vacant parts where a sup- 

 ply of young wood appears necessary ; in which case, it is 

 proper to retain them, and have them trained in regularly. 



WALL-TREES. 



Where wall-trees have not yet had their summer pruning, 

 that very needlul work should be done in the beginning of the 

 month ; otherwise, the fruit upon such trees will not only be 

 small and ill-grown, but be greatly retarded in attaining ma- 

 turity, and will be also of very inferior flavor. Independently of 

 retarding the growth and spoiling the taste of the fruit, it is also 

 detrimental, in a very great degree, to wall and espalier trees, to 



