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of bafs, to keep them exactly in their fituation, and after- 

 wards clay this part of the flock over well, to keep out the 

 air ; in this method of grafting, the cion is not feparated 

 from the tree until it is firmly united with the flock, nor is 

 the head of the flock, or branch, which is grafted, cut off till 

 this time, and only half the wood pared off with a flope, 

 about three inches in length, and the fame of the cion, or 

 graft.. 



This method of grafting is not performed fo early in the 

 feafon as the others ; it being done in the month of April, 

 when the fap is flowing, at which time the cion and flock 

 will join together, and unite much fooner than at any other 

 feafon. 



The Walnut, Fig, and Mulberry, will take by this method 

 of grafting, but neither of thefe will fncceed in any of the 

 other methods ; there are alfo feveral forts of evergreens that 

 may be propagated by this method of grafting; but all the 

 trees, that are grafted in this way are weaker, and never grow 

 to the fize of thofe which are grafted in the other methods.;: 

 therefore this is rarely pra£lifed, but on fuch forts of trees as, 

 will not take by the other methods. 



Obfenwtions on Grafting. 



In a long continuance of dry weather the grafts very 

 frequently fail of taking ; fometimes, no doubt, owing to the 

 improper choice of the grafts, as well as to the dry weather., 

 Great eare fhould always be taken not to graft with weak 

 fhoots, particularly thofe taken from near the top. Always 

 take your grafts from the lower end of the fhoots, and 

 obferve that the wood is plump and frefh; for fuch as are 



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