I /The iAn vf 
s 1 have airioiifl/ fought and proved, bccaufc they fay one may grafFe 
inColcworiS) oronElmcs, the which I thinke ate but jefts. 
. Of the great Apricots, 
T He erat Aphcot'S they graife in Sommer, in the Scutchion or 
(heild, in the fap or barkc of the leiTer Apricot, and they be 
graded on Peach trees, Fig trees, and principally on Damfon * 
or Plum treesjfor then they will profper the better. 
Of the Service tree. 
O F the Service tree they fay and write, that they may hardly be 
graft on other Service trees, either on Apple trees. Pear or 
Quince trees : and I believe this to be very lurd to do, for I h ivc 
tried (faith he) and they would not prove. 
7he fetting of Services. 
T Herefore it is much better to fet them ofCiirneIs,as if is afore- 
faid, as alfo in thefecond Chapter of Planting of Cions, or 
other great trees, which mull be cut in Winter, as fuch as 
fhall be moft meet for that purpofe. 
Tree/ which he very hard to begrajfedj in the fjield or Scutchion, 
A ll other manner of trees aforefaid, do take vei 7 well to be- 
grafie'dwith Cions, and alfo in the ihield, except Apricots ^ 
on Peaches, Almonds, Percigniers, the Peach tree, do take hardly' 
to be gralfed, but in the fhield in Sommer, as (hall be more largely 
hTereafter declared. As for the Almond, Percigniers and PeacheSj 
ye may better fet them of Curnels and Nuts, whereby they Ihall ; 
the fooner come to perfeftion to be grafled. 
How a man ought to confider ihofe trees ^which be commonly 
charged with fruit. 
fe fhall underhand that in the beginning of graffing, ye muft' 
I confider what forts of’ trees do moft charge the ftockwkh' 
branch and fruit, or that do love the Countrey or ground where 
you intend to plant or grafFe them : for better it were to have a-- 
feUndance of fruk, then to have very few or none good. 
Of trees whereof to chufeymr gr^es. 
fuch trees as ye will gather your grafies to grafFe with, ye- 
Vj/mufi: take them at the ends of the principal branches, which be 
alfo faireft and greateftof fap, having two or thl'ce fingers length > 
ofthe old wood, With the new, and thofe Cions of eyes fome- 
What nigh together, arethebeftj for thofe which belong, or far 
ous from anothecj be not (o good for to bring fruit. 
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