mould, each truncheon being a foote one
from another, and couerd more then foure fingars aboue the wood, not
fayling to water them whensoeuer neede shall require, and to preserue
them from weeds and filthinesse, within lesse then a yeeres space you
shall behold those truncheons to put forth young cyons, which as soone
as they come to any groath and be twigged, then you may cut them from
the stockes, and transplant them where you please, onely the truncheons
you shall suffer to remaine still, and cherish them with fresh dunge,
and they will put forth many moe cyons, both to furnish your selfe and
your friends. And thus much for the planting and setting of cyons or
branches.

CHAP. IIII.

_Of the ordinary and accustomed manner of Grafting all sorts of
Fruit-trees._

{SN: The mixing of Stockes and Grafts.}
As soone as your nursery is thus amply furnished of all sorts of
stockes, proceeding from kernells and of all sorts of trees proceeding
from cyons, branches or vndergrowings, and that through strength of
yeeres they are growne to sufficient abilitie to receiue grafts, which
is to be intended that they must be at the least sixe or eight inches in
compasse, for although lesse many times both doth and may receiue
grafts, yet they are full of debilitie and danger, and promise no
assurance to the worke-mans labour, you shall then beginne to graft your
stockes with such fruits as from art and experience are meete to be
conioyned together, as thus: you shall graft Apples vpon Apples, as the
Pippin vpon the great Costard, the Peare-maine vpon the Ienetting, and
the Apple-Iohn or blacke annet vpon the Pomewater or Crab-tree: to
conclude, any Apple-stocke, Crab-tree, or wilding, is good to graft
Apples vpon, but the best is best worthy. So for Peares, you shall graft
them vpon Peare stockes, Quinces vpon Quinces or Crab-trees, and not
according to the opinion of the frenchman, vpon white thorne or willow,
the Medlar vpon the Seruice-tree, and the Seruice vpon the Medlar, also
Cherryes vpon Cherryes, & Plumbes vpon Plumbes, as the greater Abricots
vpon the lesser Abricots, the Peach, the Figge, or the Damson-tree, and
to speake generally without wasting more paper, or making a long
circumstance to slender purpose, the Damson-tree is the onely principall
best stocke whereupon to graft any kinde of Plumbe or stone fruit
whatsoeuer.

{SN: The choise of Grafts.}
After you haue both your stockes ready, and know which graf