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the scion b in like manner of a corresponding an¬ 
gle. And then, with as little delay as possible, 
place the inner barks of the stock and scion in per¬ 
fect contact, at least on one side, and bind them 
fast together with a riband of bass or guana, as in¬ 
dicated at c. In this part of the process, take par¬ 
ticular pains and see that the junction of the two 
barks is not in the least displaced. 
6. To protect the grafted parts from drought, 
air, and moisture, a layer of green cow-dung, and 
fresh loam, well mixed in equal proportions, should 
be applied with a trowel or spatula, one inch thick 
on every side, and a little above and below the 
union of the stock and the scion. A mixture of 
three parts fine clay and one part of fresh horse- 
droppings, well incorporated together, may also 
be applied with success. A bandage of moss or 
tow is sometimes wound round the clay or mix¬ 
ture, to prevent it from cracking by the heat of the 
sun, or from washing away by rains. In making 
the incision in the side of the stock which is to re¬ 
ceive the scion, the knife ought if possible to be 
entered at the base of a bud, and pass upward. 
The reason of this is, that the vital principle is 
more powerful there ; and that the germs, both of 
buds and' root, are, in most plants, confined to the 
joints of the stems; though in some, as in several 
varieties of the elm, they appear to be distributed 
equally over every part of the stem and roots. 
7. For grafts, for half of an inch or more in di¬ 
ameter, it is preferable to adopt the saddle mode 
of grafting. 
Saddle-Grafting.—Fig. 40. 
Cut with a sharp drawing-knife or other instru¬ 
ment, the stock d, so as to leave the top in the 
form of a wedge, split the lower end of the scion 
e with a fine saw, or otherwise, and pare each 
side of the incision, so as to fit, when seated ex¬ 
actly on the top of the stock, with the inner barks 
•in perfect contact. And then, with a bass riband, 
bind the parts strongly together, as at/, and per¬ 
form the operation of claying as in the preceding 
method. In grafting, as well as in transplanting 
trees, particularly those which are liable to be af¬ 
fected by the change of situation, as the magnolias, 
walnuts, &c., they should always be planted or in¬ 
serted in the same position, with reference to the 
sun, as that in which they grew previous to their 
removal. 
S. Generally speaking, in three months or more 
after grafting, remove the clay, and partially loosen 
the bass ribands which are bound round the grafts, 
in order that the scions may have more room to 
expand. In a few weeks more, when the buds 
have been partially inured to the air, and when 
there is no danger of the scion being blown off by 
the winds, the whole of the ligature may be re¬ 
moved. Should the grafts have much lateral mo¬ 
tion, caused by the wind, they should be secured 
to a stake or frame. 
All ordinary grafting may be performed by the 
two preceding methods, the latter of which has 
been successfully applied to the walnut, where the 
scions employed were allowed to unfold their buds 
and grow a few days before the operation took 
place; and out of 28 experiments 22 succeeded. 
There are more than thirty methods of budding, 
and twenty of grafting. Leaving the wood upon 
the bark in budding is classed under grafting. 
There is no particular advantage in this mode. 
D. Jay Browne. 
j Read before the New York Farmers' Club , 
April 9, 1844. 
A MOVEABLE-FENCE. 
A neighbor of mine has just commenced the 
construction of a cheap moveable-fence, which, so 
far as my observation extends, is an entirely new 
plan. Each section consists of three plank-posts, 
two or three inches in thickness, 15 inches wide at 
the lower, and 3 inches wide at the upper end ; hav¬ 
ing one perpendicular edge, and one angle, fig. 
41. A plank-post of dimensions given ; b, b, b, b, b, 
boards nailed on to edge of post. The two end 
Fig. 41. Fig. 42. 
posts have their edges parallel with each other, 
while the middle one presents its perpendicular 
edge to the plane of the perpendicular edges of the 
other two, at a distance just sufficient to admit 
the thickness of a board between them, jig. 42. 
Boards of a suitable thickness and width are nail¬ 
ed on to these, and each section is placed on a line 
end to end. It will be seen that these sections 
are supported by a base of 31 inches, thus render- 
