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mates, such as the Peach, Apricot, Nectarine, and Almond, 

 which are natives of Persia, Armenia, &c., it is necessary 

 for us to consult the operations of climate also ; and, from 

 a consideration of those attendant circumstances, I have 

 come to the following conclusions : In localities south of 

 New- York, autumn planting is preferable only for the Apple, 

 Pear, Plum, Cherry, Quince, and all other trees of northern 

 latitude; whereas, the spring is to be preferred for the 

 Peach, Apricot, Nectarine, and Almond, which, for the 

 reasons before stated, might, during severe winters, suffer 

 fiom the intensity of the frosts. Still I do not mean to 

 assert, that trees of those kinds are certain to be injured by 

 the winter, as in very many seasons they are not in the least 

 affected ; still they are exposed to vicissitudes which may or 

 may not occur. Many gentlemen, however, of excellent 

 judgment, make their plantations in the autumn, which only 

 serves to prove, that even in the most intelligent minds a 

 diversity of opinion exists. 



" TREES, ETC., ON THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE PLACE OP DES- 

 TINATION. As soon as the trees arrive at the place where 

 they are to be planted, let a trench be dug in cultivated 

 ground, the bundles unpacked, the roots well wetted, and 

 immediately covered with earth in the trench, observing to 

 make the earth fine that is spread over them, so as not to 

 leave vacancies for the admission of air to dry the roots, it 

 having been found by experience that the thriftiness of trees 

 the first year after transplanting, depends much on the fine 

 fibres of the roots being kept moist, and not suffered to dry 

 from the time they are taken up until they are replanted ; 

 their increase, therefore, must depend principally on the 

 subsequent management on their arrival at the place of des- 

 tination ; for if, when the bundles are unpacked, the trees 

 are carelessly exposed to drying winds, the young fibres of 

 the roots must perish, and the trees, if they live at all, can- 

 not thrive the first season, as they can receive little or no 

 nourishment until these fibres are replaced. 



