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forced melons, cucumbers, cherries, in length, and in the same manner pare
and peaches." Principles of Gardening.
See Hybridizing.
INARCHING, or Grafting by approach,
differs from grafting only in
the stock in the proper place for the
junction of the graft, then make a slit
upward in the branch so as to form a
sort of tongue, and make a slit down-
having the scion still attached to its ward in the stock to admit it; let tlie
parent stem whilst the process of union parts be then joined, slipping the tongue
with the stock is proceeding. It is the of the graft into the slit of the stock,
most certain mode of multiplying an making the whole join in an exact manindividual
that roofs or grafts with dif- ner, and tie them closely together with
ficulty, but is attended with the incon- bass, and afterwards cover the whole
\enience that both the stock and the with a due quantity of clay, or wax.
parent of the scion must be neighbours. After this let a stout stake be fixed for
The most ingenious application of in- the support of each graft, and so fistarching
is one suggested by Mr. Knight. ened as to prevent its being disjoined
If a fruit-bearing branch becomes de- from the stock by the wind,
ruded of its leaves above the fruit it has The operation being performed in
produced, this either falls or remains spring, let the grafts remain in that
stunted and deficient in flavour, owing position about four months, when they
to being thus deprived of a supply of, will be united, and they may then be
the elaborated sap or proper juice. In separated from the mother-tree; in
such case a branch having leaves of the doing this be careful to perform it with
a steady hand, so as not to loosen or
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same or of a neighbouring tree, was inarched
to the denuded portion of the
branch the fruit of which he was anxious
to taste. It produced that season only
two peaches, and from the branch bearing
which all the leaves had fallen : but
after the inarching the fruit proceeded
out the graft, sloping it off down-
break
wards close to the stock; and if the head
of the stock was not cut down at the
time of grafting, it must now be done
close to the graft, and all the old clay
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arid bandage cleared away and reto
maturity. Principles of Gardening, placed with new, to remain a few weeks
To propagate any tree or shrub by longer,
this method of grafting, if of the hardy Observe, however, that if the grafts
kind, and growing in the open ground, are not firmly united with the stock, let
a proper quantity of young plants for them remain another year till autumn,
stocks must be set round it, and when before you separate the grafts from the
grown of a proper height, the work of parent tree. Abercrombie.
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inarching performed ; or if the branches " Instead of approach-grafting in the
of the tree you design to graft from is usual manner, it is sometimes convetoo
high
planted
for the stock, stocks must be nient to detach shoots of the kinds to
in pots, and a slight stage be propagated from the plants on which
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erected around the tree of due height they grew, and inarch them upon the
to reach the branches, and the pots single plant, leaving a piece at the botcontaining
stage
the stock placed upon the tom of each shoot sufficiently long to
thrust into a phial, which must be kept
As to the method of performing the
work, it is sometimes performed with
the head of the stock cut off, and sometimes
with the head left on till the graft
is united with the stock, though by previously
beheading it the work is much
easier performed, and having no top, its
whole effort will be directed to the
nourishment of the graft. Having the
stocks properly placed, make the most
constantly supplied with water."
Card. Mag.
INDIAN BAY. Lnurus indica.
INDIAN BLUE. Nymphcea cyanea.
INDIAN CRESS. Tropaolum. See
Nasturtium.
INDIAN FIG. Opuntia.
INDIAN LOTUS. Nymphcea lotus.
INDIAN SHOT. Canna indica.
INDIGOFERA. Indigo. Forty-four
convenient branches approach the stock, species. Chiefly green-house and stove
and mark in the body of the branches shrubs. Young cuttings. Sandy loam
the parts where they will most easily and peat.
join to the stock, and in those parts of INGA. Twenty-eight species. Stove
each branch, pare away the bark and evergreen trees and shrubs Cuttings.
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