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will break out into fruit more abundantly, and produce a less luxuri- 

 ancy of wood, than if left in the ordinary way ; but it must be bent 

 gently, so as not to crack the bark, lest it should bleed and be weak- 

 ened thereby, or become totally abortive. 



THE NURSERY. 



AS it is my plan to avoid repetitions as much as possible, in 

 order to make room for more important matter ; and having gone 

 pretty extensively into the Nursery business in March, I must re- 

 fer you to that month, for general instructions rejecting the cul- 

 ture of trees and shrubs. You will there find the various methods, 

 and proper periods for grafting ; the modes of raising, planting, and 

 training all sorts of live hedges ; the different ways of cultivating 

 various kinds of shrubby plants, forest and fruit-trees, by layers, 

 suckers, cuttings, and seeds, &c. a repetition of which, in this place, 

 would only swell the book to no purpose. 



Let it, however, be observed, that the sowing of all kinds of tree 

 and shrub seeds (except those that have had a year's previous pre- 

 paration,) and also grafting ; may successfuly be practised in the 

 middle states, in the early part of this month, and in the eastern 

 states, till near the latter end thereof ; and that the earlier in the 

 month such can be done, provided the ground is in good condition, 

 and the weather favourable, the better. Propagation by layers, 

 suckers, and cuttings, may also be practised in the early part of this 

 month, both in the middle and eastern states, and indeed, in the 

 latter, it is the most eligible season for the performance of that 

 work. 



Tran sfi Ian I ing . 



All hardy evergreen trees and shrubs, seedlings and others, may 

 be taken up and transplanted, in the first week of this month, (ear- 

 lier in the southern states, and not much later in the eastern,) with 

 great certainty of success. 



Pines and firb of all kinds, may now be removed. Likewise 

 cedars, junipers, Kalmia's and Rhododendrons ; Pyracantha's, hol- 

 lies, evergreen oaks, and Yews ; and also, alaternus's, phillyrea's, 

 arbor-vita's, and evergreen privet, with many others. 



The seedlings are to be planted as directed in March ; the others, 

 as in page 293, and immediately after, they should have a good wa- 

 tering, to settle the earth about their roots. Likewise, any decidu- 

 ous shrubs and trees of the late shooting kinds, may yet be trans- 

 planted, if done eariy in th.c month. 



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