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Mr. Knight first observed that those apple and pear trees, which had been propagated for above a century by ingraftment were now so unhealthy, as not to be worth cultivation.

From The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes by Darwin, Erasmus

In 1697, the bank was allowed to enlarge its capital stock, by an ingraftment of L.1,001,171 : 10s.

From An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Garnier, Germain

In 1697, the bank was allowed to enlarge its capital stock, by an ingraftment of �1,001,171:10s.

From An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Smith, Adam