MANAGEMENT OF A NVRSERY. 13 



C II A P T E R II. 



ON THE MANAGEMENT OF A FRUIT 

 NURSERY. 



The seeds generally used for this purpose, are ob- 

 tained from the pomace of cider apples they may be 

 sown in autumn on rich ground, properly prepared by 

 cultivation, and by the destruction of the seeds of 

 weeds, either in broad cast, or in rows, and covered 

 with fine earth; or they may be separated from the 

 pomace, cleaned and dried, and preserved in a tight 

 box or cask to be sown in the spring : the latter mode 

 may be adopted when nurseries are to be established 

 in new or distant situations, the former is more easy 

 and most generally practised. 



During the first season, the young trees are to be 

 kept free from weeds, and cultivated with the hoe ; 

 they will be fit for transplanting the following Spring; 

 or as may sometimes be more convenient, in the 



