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earlier period than the former, and, also, as late in the season as 

 the bark of the stock will rise freely, for the admission of the bud. 



In three weeks or a month after inoculation, you will see which 

 of them have taken, by their fresh and plum]) appearance, and at 

 that time you should loosen the bandages, for if kept on too long 

 they would pinch the stocks and greatly injure, if not destroy, the 

 buds. Those that appear shrivelled, black, or decayed, are good 

 for nothing. 



In this dormant state the buds should remain, till the March fol* 

 lowing, when the stocks are to be headed down, as directed in the 

 J\ursery for that month. 



Note. The cuttings should not be taken off the trees in the mid- 

 dle of the day, if the weather be hot and dry, for at such times they 

 will perspire so fast, as soon to leave the buds destitute of moisture; 

 but if you are obliged to fetch them from some distance, as it 

 often happens, you should be provided with a tin case, about 

 twelve inches long, and a cover to the top, which must have five or 

 six holes ; in this 'case, you should put as much water as will fill it 

 about two inches high, and place your cuttings therein in an up- 

 right position, so that the parts which were cut from the tree may 

 be set in the water, and then fasten down the cover to- keep out the 

 air ; the holes in the cover will be sufficient to let the perspiration 

 of these branches pass off, which, if pent in, would be very hurtful 

 to them ; you must also be careful to carry it upright, that the water 

 may not reach to the buds, which would so saturate them, as to 

 cleprive them of any attractive force to imbibe the sap of the stock. 



Inoculate and Lay curious Trees and Shrubs. 



Agreeable to the preceding directions and observations, inoculate 

 roses, jasmines, and such other kinds as you desire to propagate in 

 that way. The moss rose, may, in particular, be increased by this 

 means, as it is not very free in producing suckers : this may be 

 budded on stocks of any kinds of common roses, that have been 

 either raised from seed or suckers. 



The proper siock to bud any of the more curious kinds af jas- 

 mines on, is that of the common white jasmine. 



Continue, also, to propagate the various kinds of trees, and shrubs, 

 by layers and cuttings, as directed last month. 



Ordinary Attendance. 



"Weeding, shading, and watering, must now be particularly at- 

 tended to, as directed last month ; without which, much injury 

 will be sustained, especially, by the seedlings, layers, and late 

 transplanted trees and shrubs. 



You should continue to train your evergreens, for the purposes 

 they arc designed ; and when any of your forest-trees, shoot too 

 vigorously near the roots, those branches may be pruned off to en- 

 Courage their heads. 



