i.i A v.] 379 



THE ORCHARD. 



YOU should now pay attention to the due formation of the 

 heads of young, or new planted trees ; much may be done towards 

 that, by the timely displacing of irregular and unnecessary shoots, 

 and by the shortning of luxuriant ones. 



The new planted trees will require to be frequently watered, 

 giving it occasionally to the branches as well as the roots, and al- 

 ways about the hour of sun setting, or a short time before or after. 



Such of your peaches, nectarines and apricots, but more especially 

 the young trees, as are over-burdened with fruit, must be deprived 

 of any superabundance, by a judicious thinning, and only as many 

 left on, as they have sufficient strength to support, without injury 

 to themselves. 



Take particular care to destroy caterpillars, &c. while yet in 

 small clusters, before they overrun the trees ; and -where worms 

 or canker appear in either stems or branches, let such parts be 

 treated as directed in page 1.34. 



THE VINEYARD. 



THE vines will now begin to shoot vigorously, and produce, 

 besides bearing and other useful shoots, numbers that are totally 

 unnecessary, which ought to be carefully cleared away ; for if left on, 

 they would rob the fruit, and also croud and impoverish those shoots 

 intended for next year's bearing. But in doing this, you must be 

 very particular not to break off, in going between the vines, such 

 fruiting or other shoots as are necessary, for at this time they are 

 very easily injured ; nor to annoy in the least the blossom buds, 

 which will, early in the month, be very prominent. Where suckers 

 from the roots, or shoots from the under parts of the stems appear, 

 let them be immediately stripped off. The principal part of this 

 work, if attended to in due time, may be done with the finger and 

 thumb, but where that will not answer, you may now use the knife, 

 with great safety ; for although these plants bleed copiously in 

 spring when destitute of leaves, yet afterwards the exhalation by 

 the foliage becomes so great, that the absorbent roots do not sup- 

 ply a fluid so fast as it could be expended in the growth of the plant 

 or dissipated into the air ; hence the cause of the drooping of va- 

 rious kinds of plants in hot weather. 



All the shoots that have fruit on, and others that are strong, well 

 placed, and suitable for next year's bearing, should, when grown to 

 a sufficient length, be carefully and neatly tied up to the stakes, pre- 

 viously observing, as before directed, to clear away all unnecessary 

 young growths arising in places not wanted, and to leave a sufti* 



