The Englijh Gardner. 
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unlefs my Graft be too big for my Stock,but being donehand- 
fom, it may occalion the covering of the Stock the fooner. 
Yet the former way will do well enough, and cover the foon¬ 
er,if the contrary fide of your Stock be taken off with a good 
Hope cut 5 Take notice that yourCyons of Plums and Cher¬ 
ries muff not be cut fothin as Pears and Apples may, efpeci- 
ally your great leaved Cherries, as Hearts, &c. becaufe of the 
great Pith they have 3 the truth is, Budding, or Inoculating, 
and Whip-Grafting isfureftand beft for all choice forts of 
Cherries. The Seafon for this work of Grafting is from Janu¬ 
ary to the end of March : fometimes I have Grafted both 
fooner and later, even in May, but you muff take notice my 
Cuttings have been cut betimes, and 
buried all over in the ground to keep , A11 §, re i c leaved cherries 
them backward, other wife your la- in February at leaff, 
bour will come to nothing. Remember 
that all early Blooming Fruit ought to be grafted a Month 
before Apples at the leaft. 
Another manner of Grafting, calhd Whip-grafting, as followeth, 
to be pratfifed only upon fmall Stocky* 
Y OU are to be provided of foch Grafts or Cyons as are 
pretty gole and (freight, of a fuitable growth and fub- 
ftance with your Stocks, at leaft with the place whereabout 
you would graft them, then make choice of a (freight place 
on your Stock, and cut off the head of it, (at fiich a height 
and place as you can anfwer with your Cyon) with a dope 
cut about an inch and an half in length,more or lefs,as occafion 
requires 3 then take your Cyon and cut it with the like (lope 
cut on that fide as will beft anfwer your Stock, and of the 
fame length, that it may anfwer as exadly, if poffible, as if 
it had been cut,off from the fame place 
before, fo as to anfwer (a p to lap, with- „ *Jhe length of your 
cot which you can expect: no iucceis: therGraftiog. 
* Some after they have fitted Stock and 
Graft!, 
