260 GREEN-HOUSE — DIRECTIONS. [April. 
June. Place the stock contiguous to the plant where the 
graft or enarch is to be taken from. If the branches, where 
the intended union is to take place, do not grow at equal 
heights, a slight stage nia} r be erected to elevate the lower 
pot. Take the branch that is to be "enarched (the wood of 
last year is the most proper), and bring it in contact with the 
stock ; mark the parts where they are to unite, so as to form 
a pointed arch. In that part of the branch which is to rest 
against the stock, pare off the bark and part of the wood 
to about two or three inches in length, and in the side of the 
stock which is to receive the graft do the same, that the in- 
side rind of each may be exactly opposite, which is the first 
part where a union will take place. Bind them firmly and 
neatly together with strands of Russia matting, and protect 
the joint from the air by a coat of close composition; clay 
of the consistency of thick paint, turpentine, or wax, will 
equally answer. Finish by fastening the grafted branch to 
the head of the stock or a rod. Many practitiouers make a 
slit or tongue into the enarch and stock, but we find it unne- 
cessary, more tedious, and likewise more danger in breaking. 
Camellias are also grafted and budded, but these two opera- 
tions require great experience and continued attention, and 
seldom prove so successful as enarching. When they have 
perfectly taken, which will be in from three to four months, 
begin to separate them by cutting the scion a little at three 
different periods, about a week apart, separating it at the 
third time. If the head is intended to be taken off the stock, 
do it in like manner. By the above method, many kinds can 
be grown on the same stock. The same plan applies to all 
evergreens. 
APRIL. 
Regarding the shifting or repotting of plants, the direc- 
tions given last month may be followed. If the plants that 
require it are not shifted, get them done as soon as possible. 
Those that were repotted last month will have taken fresh 
root in the new soil, and the advantage will soon be per- 
