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Readinefs a Stick of hard Wood near a Foot 
long, at one End made like a Wedge, which 
is to be put into the Cleft as foon as the Knife 
or Chizzel is taken out, in order to open the 
Slit at Pleafure for putting a Cyon or Graft in, 
that is firft prepared and made ready for this 
Purpofe, by cutting it from the Joint- Knot or 
Seam of a Shoot, if it be a {freight one, or elfe 
from fome Bud on the thickeft End of a laft 
Year's Shoot, or Sprout, or Twig, down a 
Slope on both Sides fomething more than an 
Inch long, though on fome Stocks two Inches 
or more ; and when the Graft is thus prepared, 
put it in as ufual, fo that the inward Bark of 
the Cleft may meet or join the inner Side Bark 
of the Stock all along the Cleft, that the Sap 
may come* out of the Stock to feed the Graft, 
and make it grow. The Graft being thus ex- 
actly placed on the Stock, draw forth the 
Wedge, and clay it clofe on every Side an Inch 
above the Top of the Stock, and an Inch below 
it, but on a large Stock an Inch and half is 
better; which will not only the furer fupport 
the Graft, but alfo keep the Water out of the 
Stock, which fhould be avoided as much as pof- 
fible, as it tends to its Decay. And if the old 
Clay falls off, more fhould be put on, efpecial- 
ly on large Stocks, becaufe the Graft is longer 
than ordinary before it covers fuch a Stock ; fo 
the Air' is fometimes very pernicious to both 
Stock and Graft ; therefore bind the Clay round 
with Yarn or Matting, which will fupport it 
much. 
