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per time, the grafts will not take kindly, nor will they shoot so 
vig;orously. 
The proper sorts to begin with, in respect to fruit trees, are 
cherries and plums, and, if you please, peaches, nectarines, and 
apricots; but the latter kinds are generally propagated by budding 
or inoculation. Pears, filberts, and apples may be grafted at the 
same time; but the latter may be deferred for ten days longer than 
either of the former, provided the cions were taken ott' in due time; 
pears will also agree with tolerable late grafting. 
Before I proceed to the methods of grafting it will first be neces- 
sary to mention what stocks are proper to graft the different kinds 
of fruit upon; for instance, apples should be grafted upon stocks 
raised from the kernels of the same kind of fruit; that is, any kind 
of apples; for the grafts or buds of these trees will not take well 
upon any other stocks. 
It should be observed that for dwarf apple trees for walls or 
espaliers, or for small standards, they should generally be grafted 
upon codlin apple stocks, raised either from suckers from the root, 
or by cuttings or layers; for the. stocks raised from these are never 
so luxuriant in growth as tliose of the larger growing apple trees; 
and consequently trees grafted upon such stocks will be slower in 
growth and can more easily be kept within due compass, and will 
answer the purpose for dwarfs or espaliers, &c. much better than 
those grafted on larger growing kinds. Or, if required to have 
them of still more dwarfish growth for small gardens, you may use 
stocks of the Dutch paradise apple and Siberian crab, &c. 
But for the general supply of apple stocks for common standards 
and large espalier trees, they are raised principally from the seed 
of any sort of apples or wild crabs. 
Pears are generally grafted or budded upon stocks raised also 
from kernels of any of their own kinds of fruits, or occasionally upon 
stocks raised from suckers; they likewise are very commonly graft- 
ed upon quince stocks, whereby to have trees of more moderate 
growths, to form dwarfs; and which are generally raised by seed, 
cuttings, layers, or suckers; and the pears grafted or budded upon 
these stocks are very proper for walls or espaliers, and occasionally 
for small standards. Sometimes also pears are grafted upon white 
thorn stocks; but this is improper for any general practice, not being 
so successful and never producing so good fruit, as if grafted on 
stocks of their own family. 
Cherries are propagated by grafting or budding them upon stocks 
raised .from the stones of the common black or red cherry, or upon 
stocks raised from the stones of any other kind of the same fruit; 
but the two first are most esteemed for that purpose, because they 
generally shoot much freer than any other. 
Plums are grafted or budded on stocks raised by sowing the seeds 
of any or either of the plum kinds; but those raised from the vigor- 
ous growing sorts are most preferable; they are also grafted on 
stocks raised from suckers, but such should not be used unless 
when seedling stocks jcannot be had. Plums will likewise take on 
the apricot, but then the trees arc not permanent. 
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