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2. Cleft-grafting, which is alfo called ftock, or flit-grafting; 

 this is proper for trees or flocks of a lefler fize, from an inch 

 to two inches, or more, diameter : this grafting is to be per- 

 formed in the months of February and March, and fupplies 

 the failure of the efcutcheon way, which is practifed in June, 

 July, and Auguft. 



3. Whip-grafting, which is alfo called tongue-grafting : 

 this is proper for fmall flocks of an inch, half an inch, or lefs, 

 diameter ; it is the moft effectual way of any, and is mod 

 in ufe. 



4. Grafting by approach, or ablactation : this is practifed 

 when the (lock that you would graft on, and the tree from 

 which you take your graft, ftand fo near together, that they 

 may be joined ; and ihould be performed in the month of 

 April. This method, which is alfo called inarching, is chiefly 

 ufed for Jafmines, Oranges, and other tender exotic trees. 



We come next to the manner of performing the feveral 

 methods of grafting. 



The firft, which is termed rind, or fhoulder-grafting, is 

 feldom practifed but on large trees, where either the head or 

 the large branches are cut off horizontally, and two or more 

 cions put in, according to the fize of the branch, or ftem ; in 

 doing this, the cions are cut flat on one fide, with a fhoulder 

 to reft upon the crown of the ftock ; then the rind of the 

 ftock rauft be raifed up, to admit the cion between the wood 

 and the bark of the ftock, which muft be inferted about two 

 inches, fo as that the fhoulder of the cion may meet, and 

 clofelyjoin the crown of the ftock ; and, after the number of 

 cions is inferted, the whole crown of the ftock ihould be well 

 clayed over, leaving two eyes of the cions uncovered therewith, 

 which will be fufhcient for .{hooting. This method of grafting 

 was much more in practice formerly than it is at prefent ; and 



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