Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-04-09
From fessendsn's Gardener.
ON GRAPHING

wv hhSI IlNb.
GRATING is the taking u shoot fiom ouo
tree, and inserting il into anolher, IN such u
manner tina, both may unite closely, aud be-
come one tree. Its use is to propagate my
curious sorts of fruits, so as 10 be sure OF the
kinds, Which cannot DO done by any other
method.
The grdtisor scio3r should he cut OF from
the trees before ;hen buds begin 10 swell
which isgenerally three weeks or a month In.
fore the season for grating. They may lie
buried in ground hall iheii length, aud their
| tops covered with dry litter. II n small JONI
| of the former years wood is rnt OF with ,hn
Scion, II will pirsaiyei II thu better, mud be more
| likely 20 take when grated. II the soions are
| 10 he carried MY Considerable distance, II VIII
be hest to stick their low or end in p"'nto, or
lump Of well tempered mont clay, aud then
| wrap ihrm up ia moss, which will preserve
! them flesh n month or longer.
! Tue best gratis ARE from trees raised from
seed; nckt, ibpse raisrd from cuttings, hut
those oi lreef raised from suckers should lie re-
ieciea. Ihey should be shoots ol the last
| year growth, aud should be CHOSEN ION the
outside lateral branches ofhealthy trees. The
| middle pnri OF each shoot IN, kss the best soions:
| bui long shoots, and especially where the scion
| is Of n rare variety, may be cut Into several
! scons OF Tour %, SIX inches ~ h'ngIh. reserv-
! lne nol fewer Than twr, nor more than five
! eyes Ia lorm the iuinie head Oft he tree.
The bcsi sioeks arr such as have been allow
| ed much room IN the nursery J; those planted
| very close have the wood soft, aud III. gratis
on hem arc not fruitful.
The materials Tor grating are, n strong pru.
ong kollc for cutting off the heads If the stocks
previous 10 their prepal aion by the grating
| KNIFE, ior the scion small saw for large
| stocts aud penknlfs for vrry small sclons;
| n chisel and mallei iof cleft grating bands or
strings 10 tie the gratis With aud grating
clay
Grating clay should bc prepared at lcas,
ten days prrvions 10 lis being wanted. Lou
| don directs 10 prepare It as follows! i" Take
either stiff yellow pr blue clay. or ,layey loam
OF brick earth; IN riheT case adding thereto
| hboui n fourth pan ol fresh horse.dung free
| from litter, aud a portion Of eut hay, mixing
! the Whole together, and adding II little waite, !.
then let the whole br well beaten with stick
lor wrought with ho' upon floor, or 9th
81 hard substance , and, as II BECOMES too dry.
/ apply more water, N every heating turning II
over aud continuing beating il well al iop
| ill II becomes flh aud soft. This process
| ought To be repeated more or les, according
| rs The mature o the clay may require 10 reader
| II duCtile, and yet not 81 tough as to be ant
! 10 crack Ia dry weather toI ln.thnce II
| should be several times beaten the first day
| aud the next morning repeat the beating, sill
mois'enlng II with water and by thus repeat
ing The beating several times every day, Tor
two or three days, or every other day NJ least
Tor week. IL will be 10 pro- r order for use
observing that II should be prepared week ~
least before II l. used bat II month, the bet
ter keeping IL most some rec ommsnd salt
10 be mixed with the clay, and others, ashes
/ oh ,I.,
these cases being to prevent its cracking with
thu sun which, how, yer, the hoIsr.droppings
If well incorporated, will, IN general, pre-.
vent"
The grating clay Of the French aud Dutch
Is composed OF hall dung, free from litter
aud hall fresh loan equally incorporated
They prefer this to all others for excluding the
external Az from wounds in trees, &c. OF eve
~ description, aud IiIiculc the idea of certain
compPx COMPOSITIONS. French writer on
agriculture observes OF a noted English compo-
7ltion, (FoIsyths we believe that il is " so
complicated and ridiculous in the eyes OF those
who have any knowledge of chymist,y or na.
tural philosophy, that ii is a matter Of aston
lshment how 1t could he proposed in our age"
Substitutes for grating etay.--Ihese are nu-
merous. Some Oi them are specified by Lou
don, (Encyc Of Gard p. 1877, and IN Thach-
er', 0rchDrdis, p. 81. SECOND ed But we have
been assured by practical orchardiss hat most
OF these are Injurious. The pitch. tar, rosin.
or turpentine, which conposes part of
the composition of most or all of them, is inju-
curious to vegetation, and will not withstand
the heat ofsummer.
There are various modes of grating, which
we shall describe some of the most common
!. miPgrGtting, or as il is sometimes call |
ed. tongue-grafting, j, most commonly prac.
tsed in nurseries upon small stocks The stocks |
and ne soio1a ssol'd 70 Of the same or nearly |