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as to do them any material injury, provided they are placed imme- 

 diately in the coldest place possible till winter, and further, that you 

 do not break the small radicles when planting them in spring. 



The acorns if sown or planted at this time, should be laid within 

 one inch of one another in dulls about two feet apart, and covered 

 about an inch deep : here they may remain till they shall have had 

 two years growth, when they must be taken up and planted into 

 nursery rows at proper distances, there to acquire a sufficient growth 

 and strength for a final transplanting, which will generally be the 

 case in about two or three years. 



Chesnuts of every kind r walnuts, and hickery nuts, may be 

 planted now, or immediately after being ripe ; they have the same 

 enemies to encounter as the acorns ; but all these kinds will 

 keep well till spring in dry sand, or even in bags or boxes, and if 

 planted early in that season will vegetate freely. 



But if you find it more convenient to plant the nuts in autumn, 

 let that be done, if possible, when they are perfectly ripe, and 

 in their outward covers or husks,the extreme bitterness of which, 

 will be a goodj>reservative against the attacks of vermin of every 

 kind. 



When you desire to cultivate the Juglans rcgia, or European 

 walnut, for its fruit, and likewise any of the other species, make 

 choice of the best varieties of nuts, such as are large, thin shelled, 

 and have the finest flavoured kernels ; for although the best sorts 

 will vary or degenerate, when raised from seeds, yet by planting the 

 most valuable varieties, there will be the better chance of having 

 good kinds continued. 



For the method of planting, and the subsequent treatment of 

 chesnuts, walnuts, Sec. seepage 263. 



'Note. When oaks, chesnuts, or walnuts, &c. are planted exclu- 

 sively on account of their timber, it will be the better way, when it 

 can conevniently be done, to sow or plant the acorns and nuts where 

 they are intended to remain for full and mature growth ; for trees of 

 either of these kinds, seldom attain to as great magnitude after 

 having been transplanted, as if suffered to remain undisturbed where 

 the seeds were sown. 



Transplanting Stocks to Bud and Graft ufion. 



About the latter end of this month, you may plant out into nur- 

 sery-rows, all the hardy kinds of seedling stocks, to bud and graft 

 the different varieties of fruits upon. 



Let these be planted out in rows three feet asunder, and one foot 

 or more distant from one another in the rows. 



Plant also for the purpose of stocks, suckers from the roots of 

 plums, codlins, pears, quinces, &c. but seedlings are much more 

 preferable if you are sufficiently supplied therewith. 



Transplant likewise from nursery-beds, and layer-stools, all the 

 well rooted cuttings and layers that were planted or layed a year 

 ago, or in the last spring, for the purpose of raising stocks for 

 fruit-trees ; particularly quinces, ana 1 codlins, to bud and graft dwarf 



