1 3 The Englifi Gardner. 
end, having a Fruit-tree you defire to increafe more of the 
kind,about Midjkmmer fomeumes a little fooner,as alio later, 
whilft the Sap is very high, which in Tome Trees or Fruit is 
earlier, in forae later; make choice of a convenient branch 
or fhoot of an indifferent fize, not very big,and a little above 
the place from whence it fpringeth, or where you fee moft 
convenient, apply a pretty quantity of well-tempered Mor- 
ter round about, and make fuch provifion with convenient 
tying, that the Morter do not fall off either by the wafhing 
of the Rain, or otherwise 3 and fo form your Clay on the top 
of it,that it may a little receive and retain moifture in cafe of 
Rain, orotherwife, and then cut the Bark off round about 
under the place where the Clay is, about two or three inches 
wide$you may cut the Bark round in two places,and peel it 
off with eafe, and in the clay or morter it will either put forth 
root,or prepare it fo for rooting,that being cut off about the 
beginning of the planting feafon,it wilt grow,which fbmetimes 
is very good about the end of September, (and fbmetimes 
the beginning of September, {<or many forts of Fruit-trees) but 
if the Sap be very high, and in a growing pofture, as fbme¬ 
times it is, you may flay longer, efpecially if it prove very 
dry weather, you muft proportion your Plant with difcreti- 
on, not leaving too much for your young root to feed, left 
you loofe your Plant and labour both 3 and thus any who 
delights in thefe kinds of exereifes, may increafe good Fruits 
naturally 3 if you plant early, and the ground fbmething dry, 
it will be the fureft way to keep your Plant moift at the root, 
efpecially at the firft planting. 
Another form of Grafting I fhould have mentioned before, 
but forgot 3 it is, or may be call’d notch-Grafting 3 it is beft 
praftifed on fmall Stocks 3 the manner is, if it be veryfmall, as 
about the bignefsof a man’s little finger,or thereabout, cut off 
the top fmooth,and then inftead of cleaving your Stock, cut 
a deep notch with a very (harp knife about an inch or lefs,if 
the Stock be very fmall,and then cut your Cyon fit for it,pla¬ 
cing 
