56 PROPAGATION OF FRUITS. 



After standing the first season in the seed beds, all these 

 fruits should be removed to nursery rows, setting them therein 

 about one foot or fifteen inches apart, having taken the pre- 

 caution to cut ofi" one half of the length of the tap-root. The 

 peaches will be ready for the bud the first season, and the 

 others, the second. 



Some prefer grafting these fruits, with the exception of 

 the peach, but budding is so much easier, and quite as sure? 

 that it will probably be adhered to instead, both by nursery- 

 men and those who cultivate for themselves; though the 

 former, as a saving of time, will practice all the usual modes 

 0? propagation." 



THE NURSERY. 



Nursery, in horticulture, is a piece of land selected for 

 raising or propagating plants and trees, with a view to supply- 

 ing both gardens and plantations. 



As we state under distinct heads the mode of cultivation to 

 be adopted in the rearing of plants, and more especially of 

 the apple and peach tree, we shall communicate a few more 

 general hints and directions in regard to establishing and 

 managing a nursery : 



I. A nursery ought to be situated contiguously to the 

 dwelling-house, that it may be conveniently inspected in every 

 season ; it should likewise be in the vicinity of a brook or riv- 

 ulet, in order that there may be a constant supply of water 

 during the hot days of Summer. 



II. If intended for timber trees, the nursery should be 

 formed on the ground which is designed for the future planta- 

 tion, so that a sufficient number may be suffered to stand, when 

 the others have been removed. 



III. With respect to fruit trees : 1. The soil ought to be 

 fresh, rather dry than moist, and not richer than that into 

 which they are finally to be transplanted. 2. It should be 

 carefully enclosed, to exclude hares, rabbits, and all other 

 animals that infest young plantations; after which the ground 

 must 'be diligently cleared from all weeds, and trenched or 

 ploughed deep, followed by a subsoil plough to the depth of 



