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head is intended to be taken off the stock, do it in like 

 manner after the second growth is over. By the above 

 method, many kinds can be grown on the same stock. 

 The same plan applies to all evergreens. 



MARCH. 



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It is expected that all the pruning is finished. If not, 

 get all expeditiously done, according to directions given 

 in the preceding months, likewise all digging, and that 

 which was dug in the autumn, point over, or half dig, 

 that all may have a neat appearance. This must not 

 be done when the ground is too much imbibed with 

 moisture, as that would harden the soil. Break it well 

 with the spade, leaving it one or two days before the 

 surface is raked smooth, that all may be ready to re- 

 ceive the seeds or plants that are intended to be sown 

 or planted. As soon as the frost is entirely gone, un- 

 cover all plants or shrubs that have been protected ; 

 preserving carefully such articles as will answer 

 the same purpose next year. The frost disappears 

 generally from the middle to the end of this month. Cut 

 off all decayed shoots, or such as have been hurt by 

 the frost. The Lagerstrcemias will flower in greater 

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