Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-04-09
VOL. VII.--NO. GS.

eh ny performing WhH ghl hfnefs Called fbHge
! tug tiyping--that is, by mail hing an ,ncsion in
th' bale part of the stock dof0wards and a..
milar sill In the scion upwards afier which they
ac TO be carefully joined together. so TINT tho
finds Of both may meet 10 every part when q
ligamcni or bandage of bass Is 10 he tied round
the scion, 10 preyeu u from being displaced.
| aud the whole Is To be covered over or conief
over with the grating clay above described.
| . CiJ grating, or alifFraiing, isperiorm.z
| ed on stocks from ono 10 two inches diameter.
The head of the stock bring carefully cut OF,
in sloping direction. perpendicular cleft, or
Slit ~ IN he made, about two inches deep wilma
knife or chisel, towards the back Of the slope,
Ito which wedge Is 20 be driven, in order 10
keep open for the admission OF the scion the
iaitef must now be cnl ~ perpendicular dfet
| ton, and IN the form of wedge, so M 10 fiji lhe
inris'on IN the stock. Is soon ms il 10 prepared
II should he pnced Ia THE cleft, 10 such a manner
that The inner ht,sk 81 ha.l. shs s.s,h md seion
may mcei exactly together II " then to hs tied
with i'Pstnfc OF bnss. and eiayed over, as pruu-
iised IN nhpgrotfhg, three OF four eyes bring
len in the scion uncovered II should be obser
we'd, tint, Ia making the cleft IN the stock. carr
should be iaken not TO injure the piih the scions
being inserted Ia the sap. wood Of the stock OF
branch.
r. Eromn-grnHing Is commonly prncIised up
IN such sio KS as are too large H. s,abbora To s
cleave. Il il sometimes called grating IN the
bark OF find, from the scion being inserted he
iseen the bark aud who'd This mode OF graft
ing Ia performed vi hcsi eject, somewhat later
than the others, as the motion 81 The sap rendeTs
the ha ID and wood Of the stock much more ga
SLY separated 10, the nints ion Of the scions.
Fhsl CT ~ Jaw n the head OF tlIr stock Of
branch berizooially, or Level. md pnre he top
smooth I'D then RAISE the lind OF the stock
with the ivory wedge forming The handle Of the
buutHf KNIT, a autup other gnitf al. ttst
OF u wedfe-hk shnp.) 20 rs 10 ndmi, the scion
b tween the bark md Ito wood two inches
dow. Then place the scion with The cut side
nextta the wood. ihinsiing II d rwn inr enough
lar the shoulder Ia rca upon the top of the
ork aud this manner mHy h. pui three,
four, five mare fclons, in one litge stock or
branch l. leg cd as n dsa,isnn age attend.
ing this method, in exposed situations, TINT the
'ng,alted shoots, for Two three years. are lin
BILE 10 b. blow u nut OF the stock by violent
wind. the only remedy f3r which is ylng long
rods 10 the body Of the stock or branch, and
tying up cacn scion aud It's shoots 10 one Of the
| rods.
l. Sidt-grading resembles uiip or tongue
grating. bui differs IN bring performed on thr
side of the stock, without heading down II II
pfnciisrd On wall trees 10 fill up vacancies nm,
sometimes, IN order To have n variety of fun
upon the same tree. Having fixed 0pon lhose
pnr's o' the branches where wood IL wanting 10
| furnish the head or any part Of the tree, lhetr
slope of the bark aud little Of he WOO ana
cnI the lower end of the scion 10 III the part as
Ms near as possible then join ,hrm 10 the
branch, tie them with bass, aud clay them
| over
! D Saddle grating is perfo,med by FIRST ca,
ting the top of the siook into n wcdge-lik.
form. and then splitting mp the end OF the SCI
on. aud ,hionlng "A zach half 10 n tongue
shape !, Is then placed on the ~sdge. en-
urhcins II ON each eide, mud the inner bnfks
hre made to JOIN On one side Of The stock, ~
! b cigfgtafing. This Ia n yr,y strong aud
handsome mode Tor standard rrtes, when graz
ted nj the standard height. II IL also desirns
Bile Tor orange-irees and rose.stendaids, MS IT
makes handsome finish, covering pnft Of
the stock which, by The other methods. long
sema NJ black car, aud sometimes never he.
comes covered with bark. The stocks for this
| purpose should not be much thicker than the
| scious may he inserted.
q. Rootgrajbng is sometimes performed, H.
| nnrseries on pn,is Of the roots OF remoyee
trees, when The proper ocks are scar or ana
~ which case the root ol the Whiic.lhorn has
been ffFofied 10, as stock both for the apple
aud pear. In genera, however, n pisGr of the
| root Of the iies of the same genus ~ selected
well furnished with Gires. and n scion plnce1
on II III any ofthe ordinary ways for grating
| Ing small stocks Thus united, they are plan
| ted 30 deep rs 10 cover the bali OF clay, nnd
leave only a few eyes of The scion nbnve
! ground. " variety OF Ibis kind of grating,
prac'',ed by knight. is thus Described -
! iransplan'og, mnny years ago. SOME ltar-
stocks for n seed-bed. Of which the the soil wa,
soi aud deep, found that the first emitted
| roofs oi many oflbem descended n foot ny more
perpendieuIa,ly into The carth before lhry
divided into any lateral ramfcniinns and as
did not lik. 10 replani the yeung trees, with
such an incont enient length of perpendicular
root, | cut oil about six inches from each. The
ampuiaicd parts were then accurately fitted
and bound, as IN splice or whipgr1fping a.
scions OF pcar.irees which were selected rs
nearly hs possible oil the SWINE size 4: and the
roots, with their attached branches, were de.
posted IN the ground rs cuttings, 80 deep thai
the whole of the root and nh ui an inch of he
scion were covered. The soil ang then drrwn
mp with the hoe On each side Of the plants
winch we're placed IN Rows, 80 that one bud on
ly OF each plant was above the soil. aud the
other Just within il. These gratis SUI cccded
perfectly well aud have subsequently repeat.
ed The same experiment, with Equal success,
upon the apple, he plum, and the peach In
The greater part OF these experiments, the roots
'Veie perfectly cIeansed from mould by wash
lug, before they were fitted 10 the graft aud
were then placed in wet moss I'll a sufficient
number were ready 10 be carried 10 the nurse.
~; common dibbsr only was employed in
planting them but the monldwps washed INTO
the holes with water. to close il well round the
goot', aud to supply the place Of the clay, used
IN other methods of grating. - Hort 1ransssl
vol l. p. 239. A variation OF this mode con
s'sis in leaving that part of II . tap.root not
wanted, With the removed tree, undis'urbed in Z
the soil, aud grating on il there Such root
gratis grow with uncommon vigour.t -L0u-
don.
The time Of the year for performing The a.
boye kinds OF grating should be, when the
sap OF the stock has begun 10 move, in the
spring. and just before the buds are untolded
T. Sammergrdfing. a letter from Abner
andrum 10 the editor Of the ApieYicnn Far
mer, contains the following observations OF,