The Englijh Gardner ; 2 1 
Biid between your thumb and fore-finger of your left hand, 
with the Bud next your fore-finger, the wood next your 
thumb, your finger clofe under your Stalk or Bud,then with 
your Quill or Gouge fhaped as aforefaid,and as it is here ex- 
prefled in the firft Plate 5 thruftit between the wood and the 
bark, taking the bud and bark clean from the wood, which 
is of no further ule, and be fore thsrebe no hole in theinfide 
your Shield, efpecially againft the Bud, if there be, your 
Shield is of no ufe, the principal for growing being wanting 3 
and therefore to flight that and take another, obfervingthe 
former Rules,and then make choice of a finooth place of your 
Stock at filch a height as is moft fit for your parpofe, whe¬ 
ther for Wall or Standard,and then with your knife make an 
over-thwart cut on your Stock the depth of the Bark only, 
and then from the middle of that over-thwart cut upward, 
make another cut of the length of your Shield or Scutcheon, 
the depth of the Bark only 3 fometimes the cutting into the 
wood occafions it to gum and fpoil your Bud 3 the fhape of 
thofeCuts will be like T a Roman T turned upfide 
down, and then with s I y the flat end of your knife haft 
made for the purpofe,thruft it between the Cut, andraifethe 
bark on each fide fo wide as for the fllield or bud to lie flat and 
plain, and be carefiil after you have made entrance between 
the Bark, that you bear up your hand or tool towards the 
Bark, fo as not to rub or gall the Sap next the wood, which 
fhould take with your Bud 3 then hold open the Bark at the 
lower end, and put in the taper or picked end of your Bud, 
and draw it juft even with tye over-thwart cut,either by the 
Stalk, which it will eafily do,or with the brand of your knife 
thruft it into its place, and then having fome bafs (which is 
the beft and readied: of any other fort of tiesj wind it all 
over,except the very Bud,pretty clofe and 
tite, beginning atthelowetf end, that nei¬ 
ther wind or rain’> get in to deftroy your 
labours 3 and then tie it faft, and fo let it 
reft for a Fortnight or there abouts,or which is the fureft way, 
Two Buds on a Stock 
may be fufficient if 
well put in. 
