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about the twentieth of March, the most eli- 

 gible season. For the Evergreens, from the 

 twentieth of July to about the middle of 

 August ; taking advantage of wet or cloudy 

 weather, and frequently watering in hot, dry 

 weather till the plants have struck root. 



It is certain, that all plants are most suc- 

 cessfully removed at the time they are just 

 beginning to vegetate; but in extensive ope- 

 rations it is impossible, or at least would be 

 imprudent, to defer planting in order to hit 

 the very nick of time. Evergreens; in gene- 

 ral, take a second growth about the end of 

 July or first of August, and are then more 

 successfully transplanted than in the spring. 

 The best period of the spring for moving 

 Evergreens, is the middle or end of April, 

 just before they begin to grow. 



Let the plants, of all descriptions, be care- 

 fully kept clean of weeds in the Summer 

 months; and let the interstices of all rows, 

 which stand over year, be pointed with a nar- 

 row spade, in any of the winter months, 

 being careful not to injure the roots of the 

 plants in the operation. 



In respect of pruning, the Evergreens are 



