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Purchasers should now place their orders for trees and 

 bushes required for the coming season, and procure wire 

 netting, stakes, &c., ready to support the trees when planted. 

 About the middle of October the perfect insects of the 

 winter moth begin to appear, therefore grease banding should 

 at once be carried out on orchard trees, and the work 

 should be completed by November 5. 



NOVEMBER 



This is the chief planting month. Pears should be 

 generally quite fit for removal by the second week in 

 November, and Apples the second or third week, but the 

 exact date will depend on the weather. A dry October may 

 prevent lifting until November, because fruit-trees are apt to 

 shrivel in transit if lifted too early or in dry weather. 



DECEMBER 



Continue planting. Cut down old and useless trees 

 in frosty weather, and prune established trees. In large 

 plantations it may be necessary to start pruning young 

 trees ; this can be safely done, except in very 'frosty weather. 

 Collect manure for the winter spreading, before the diggers 

 enter the plantations. Early manuring is good for bush 

 fruits and young trees, but for orchards and plantations 

 of Apples February is a good time to apply the manure. 

 During the slack time in November and December scrape 

 the loose bark off old tree stems and branches before the 

 usual limewash is put on. If possible a cloth should be 

 put under the trees so that the scrapings can be collected 

 for burning. The limewash will kill eggs and larvae of 

 many enemies and make the bark smooth and healthy. 



