256 THE NURSERY. [March. 
and draw the earth over the crowns of the stocks, so as to let one 
or two of the buds of each cion appear; look to them frequently, 
and if the earth sinks so as to expose the crowns of the stocks, 
cover them up again. 
When the cions are sufficiently taken, clear off the earth, un- 
bind the bandages, and then replace it as before. Trees grafted in 
this way, may afterwards be trained up, either for standards, half 
standards, espaliers or wall trees, at pleasure. 
It sometimes happens that persons are under the necessity in 
spring, of removing some stocks, when in the way of other busi- 
ness; in which case they are frequently taken into the house, and 
grafted in any method most convenient, then planted immediately: 
this is called by gardeners fire-side grafting, and often proves 
tolerably successful; but I would not recommend it, except in cases 
of necessity. 
Grafting by Approach, or Inarching. 
This method of grafting is performed only when the stock and 
the tree from which you mean to propagate, either grow, or can be 
placed so near each other, that the intended graft may be brought 
to approach and join the stock, forming therewith, when grafted, a 
kind of arch, and not to be separated from the mother plant till a 
perfect union is formed: hence its name. 
When intended to propagate any tree or shrub by this method, 
if of a hardy nature, and growing in the open ground, the requisite 
quantity of young plants for stocks should be planted around it, 
and when grown of a proper size or height, the work performed: 
or, if the branches of the tree designed to graft from, are too high 
for the stocks, these must be planted in pots, (if a year previous to 
the operation the better) and placed upon a temporary stage erected 
around the tree of sufficient height to answer the purpose. 
In performing this work, make choice of a smooth part of the 
stock, and with which the intended graft can be conveniently 
brought to meet, marking on each the place of junction; then cut 
away the bark and a part of the wootl, from two to^ihree inches in 
length, both of the stock and cion; after which, make a slit upwards 
in the cion, so as to form a tongue, and another downwards in the 
stock, as directed for whip-grafting, and insert the one into the 
other, making all parts fit in an exact manner, particularly the 
rinds or barks, and tie them closely together with bass; after 
which, cover the whole with a due quantity of grafting clay, as 
directed in the other methods. In this mode of grafting, the cion 
is not separated from the tree until it is firmly united with the 
stock, nor is the head of the latter generally cut oft' till this time, 
though it is sometimes performed with the head of the stock cut 
off", under the idea that its whole efforts would then be directed to 
the nourishment of the graft, which is not of as much advantage as 
might be imagined. 
If the plants which you inarch, are exposed to strong winds, it 
will be proper to make them fast, either to stakes stuck into the 
