250 THE NURSERY. [March- 
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 ofi" in due time; 
pears will also agree with tolerable late grafting. 
Before I proceed to the methods of grafting, it will first be ne- 
cessary to mention, what stocks are proper to graft the difi'erent 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 es- 
paliers, or for small standards, they should generally be grafted 
upon codlin apple stocks, raised either from suckers from tlie root, 
or by cuttings or layers: for the stocks raised from these are never 
so luxui'iant in growth, as those of the larger growing apple-irees; 
and, consequently, trees grafted upon such stocks will be slower 
in growth, and can more easily be kept within due compass, so 
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 foi common stand- 
ards, and large espaliers 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 
grafted upon quince stocks, whereby to have trees of more mode- 
rate growth, 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 occa- 
sionally 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 slocks 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 ge- 
nerally 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 
vigorous growing sorts are most preferable: they are also grafted 
on stocks raised from suckers, but such should not be used, unless 
when seedling stocks cannot be had. Plums will likewise take on 
the apricot, but then the trees are not permanent. 
The apricot proves the most durable on stocks of the plum kind. 
It will aho grow on its own, and on peach and almond stocks; but 
on either of the two last, it will not be durable. 
