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one or two of the buds of each cion appear; look to them frequent- 
ly, 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 tole- 
rably 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 progagate any tree or shrub, by this method; 
if of a hardy nature, and growing in the open ground, the requi- 
site quantity of young plants for stocks should be planted round it, 
and when grown of a proper size or height, the work performed: 
or, if the branches of the tree designed lo 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 round 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 wood, from two to three inches in 
length, both of the stock and cion; after which, make a slit up- 
wards 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 di- 
rected 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 off, 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 inai'ch, are exposed to strong winds, it 
will be proper to make them fast, either to stakes stuck into the 
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