ne
opinion) a bud with his leaues. (Note that an eie is for a Cyon, a bud
is for flowers and fruit,) and place them on another tree, in a plaine
(for so they teach) the place or barke where you must set it, must be
thus cut with a sharpe knife, and the barke raised with a wedge, and
then the eie or budde put in and so bound vp. {TN: a diagram of an H} I
cannot denie but such may grow. And your bud if he take will flowre and
beare fruit that yeere: as some grafts & sets also, being set for
bloomes. If these two kinds thriue, they reforme but a spray, and an
vndergrowth. Thus you may place Roses on Thornes, and Cherries on
Apples, and such like. Many write much more of grafting, but to small
purpose. Whom we leaue to themselues, & their followers; & ending this
secret we come in the next Chapter to a point of knowledge most
requisite in an Arborist, as well for all other woods as for an Orchard.

CHAP. 11.

_Of the right dressing of Trees._

{SN: Necessity of dressing trees.}
{SN: Generall rule.}
If all these things aforesaid were indeed performed, as we haue shewed
them in words, you should haue a perfect Orchard in nature and
substance, begunne to your hand; And yet are all these things nothing,
if you want that skill to keepe and dresse your trees. Such is the
condition of all earthly things, whereby a man receiueth profit or
pleasure, that they degenerate presently without good ordering. Man
himselfe left to himselfe, growes from his heauenly and spirituall
generation, and becommeth beastly, yea deuillish to his owne kind,
vnlesse he be regenerate No maruell then, if Trees make their shootes,
and put their spraies disorderly. And truly (if I were worthy to iudge)
there is not a mischiefe that breedeth greater and more generall harme
to all the Orchard (especially if they be of any continuance) that euer
I saw, (I will not except three) then the want of the skilfull dressing
of trees. It is a common and vnskilfull opinion, and saying. Let all
grow, and they will beare more fruit: and if you lop away superfluous
boughes, they say, what a pitty is this? How many apples would these
haue borne? not considering there may arise hurt to your Orchard, as
well (nay rather) by abundance, as by want of wood. Sound and thriuing
plants in a good soile, will euer yeeld too much wood, and disorderly,
but neuer too little. So that a skilfull and painfull Arborist, need
neuer want matter to effect a plentifull and well dres