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The tacamahaca, white, black, trembling; Lombardy, Canada, 

 Athenian, Carolina, heart-leaved, smooth-leaved, and various leaved 

 poplars, and all the varieties of willow may be propagated in this 

 way ; also, the plane-tree, tupelo-tree, mulberry, and alder ; with the 

 sea buckthorn, elder, tamarisk, some kinds of solanum, honeysuckles, 

 diervilla, privet, trumpet-flower, virgin' s-bower, Carolina kidney bean- 

 tree, passion flower, jasmine, periploca, jew, juniper, savin, arbor- vitae, 

 Portugal and English laurels, and immense numbers of other trees 

 and shrubs. 



Cuttings of all sorts planted a year ago, and that are well rooted, 

 may now be transplanted or quartered out into open nursery rows, 

 to advance in proper growth, and to have occasional training for the 

 purposes intended. 



GRAFTING FOREST TREES AND ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 



The latter end of this month will be a good time to graft the vari- 

 ous kinds of forest trees and flowering and ornamental shrubs which, 

 you mean to propagate in that way ; such as elms, ash, oaks, hollies 

 of various kinds, robinias, double-flowering thorns, altheas and 

 cherries, &c. There are very few hard-wooded plants but will take 

 in this way when grafted on stocks of their own families, and indeed 

 there are many instances of plants taking on stocks of a different 

 genus, as the pear on the white thorn, the peach on the plum, &c. &c. 



TRANSPLANTING YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS. 



All hardy kinds of deciduous trees and shrubs may now be trans- 

 planted, either into nursery rows, or finally where intended to remain; 

 always observing to do this in mild weather, and when the ground 

 works freely and is in a good condition to receive them. In the 

 middle, and particularly in the eastern States, the removal of ever- 

 greens should not be commenced before the beginning of April, and 

 then finished towards the middle of that month, if the season proves 

 favorable. Hollies are best removed towards the end of April. 



WEEDING SEEDLING TREES AND SHRUBS. 



Look over the seed-beds of young trees and shrubs: if weeds 

 appear on them, let them be carefully picked out by hand in time 

 before they mix their roots with those of the plants. 



WATERING SEEDLING TREES, ETC. 



In dry, warm weather, it will be proper to refresh the seed-beds of 

 small young trees and shrubs with water now and then ; a little at 

 each time will do; let this be done early in the morning. 



DIGGING VACANT GROUND, ETC. 



All requisite digging and trenching of vacant quarters of ground 

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