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cially if the season be forward, and if tlie plants be 

 in a state of vegetation. In cold situations, and in 

 liumid soils, trees may succeed very well if planted 

 iuiy time in the month ; but in better situations, and 

 Jight soils, the w^ork should be expedited as early as 

 possible. See full directions on this subject in Ja- 

 nuary and February. 



Of pruning Fridt-Trees> 

 Tiiese trees may also still be pruned, but the soon- 

 er now the better ; particularly apricots, cherries, 

 figs, plums, and the early kind of pears, now proba- 

 bly fast coming into flower. Orchard-trees, and 

 standards of all kinds, may also now be pruned, if 

 not done in the former months. But when it is ne- 

 cessary to wash or anoint the branches of any kind 

 of fruit-tree, the pruning should not be delayed past 

 the first week in the month, otherwise the buds are 

 liable to be hurt, or to be rubbed off in the opera- 

 tion. See full directions on both these subjects in 

 January- 



Of heading doicn nexv planted Fridt-Trees, 

 Maiden trees that have been planted just now, or 

 any time since October, should, about the end of tlic 

 month, he headed dozen ; that is, shortened back to 

 a few buds, or a few inches, in the following man- 

 ner : Trees that are intended to be trained horizon' 

 talhj, and have but one shoot or stem from the graft, 

 should be headed down to four or five buds, out of 

 which, if three spring, it is sufiicient ; one to be 

 trained upriglit, and one on each side, horizontalhv 



