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position, and to give room for the 

 young shoots to extend Ihemstdves. 

 Place about the roots of each tree, 

 tog'-ther with the mould, about 

 half a bushel of small stones, the 

 size of an ordinary apple, or less, 

 which will give stability to the soil, 

 and prevent the roots from being 

 loosened by the wind. See Fruit 

 Trees, Orchards, and Transplant- 

 ing. 



Rotten leaves of trees are recom- 

 mended by Mr. Forsyth, as the best 

 manure for frnif trees, which, he 

 says, is "much better than dung, 

 which I by no means approve of tor 

 trees, unless it be perfectly rotten, 

 and mixed up with mould." It is 

 better, however, not to make use 

 of such leaves as manure for fruit 

 trees, till they are rotted to a fine 

 black vegetable mould. See For- 

 sytli's Treatise on Fruit Trees, p. 

 62, 63. American Edition. 



" It is a general complaint, that 

 the finest apple trees of this coun- 

 try have degenerated, and that ma- 

 ny of the best sorts have entirely 

 disappeared from our gardens and 

 orchards. It would not be ditficult 

 to show that every successive graft- 

 ing deteriorates the part engrafted ; 

 or 10 point out an effectual method 

 of retaining good apples in this 

 country without the trouble of 

 grafting, as in every perfectly ripe 

 apple there will be found one and 

 sometimes two round seeds ; the 

 others will have one or more flat- 

 ted sides. The round ones will 

 produce the improved fruit from 

 which they are taken, and those 

 with the flatted sides will produce 

 the fruit of the crab upon which the 

 graft was inserted. It requires not 



a long time to ascertain the differ- 

 ence ; for if a circle is drawn in 

 rich ground, aiid the flat-sided seeds 

 planted therein, and ihe round 

 seeds in the centre, the variation 

 of quality will be discovered in two 

 or three years. The first will throw 

 out the leaves of a crab, and ihe 

 latter the leaves of an improved 

 tree, distinguished in shape and fi- 

 bre,and with a woolly appearance ; 

 and ii) due time the fruit of each 

 will put every thing beyond doubt. 

 It is observed that the seeds of 

 crabs (being originals) are mostly 

 if not altogether round,'''' EurO' 

 pean Alagazine. 



APPLE TREE. The laws, 

 which govern the alternate or an- 

 nual productivenessof apple trees, 

 and other fruits, are dependent up- 

 on and connected inseparably with 

 the varieties — some kinds are full 

 bearers only every alternate year. 

 Others bear every year, nearly a- 

 like, with occasional ditferences, 

 dependent on the seasons. 



ASHES, a dust, consisting of the 

 earthy and saline parts of wood, 

 and other combustibles, which re- 

 mains after burning. 



Ashes are commonly accounted 

 a manure most suitable for low and 

 moist lands. A cold and sour spot 

 certainly needs them more than 

 any other. But 1 have found them 

 to be good in all sorts of soil. 



They are not only a valuable ma- 

 nure, but an excellent antidote to 

 the rapaciousness of worms and 

 other insects. Therefore they are 

 a more proper manure for all those 

 plants, which are liable to suffer by 

 worms and insects ; such as cab- 

 bages, turnips, cucumbers, melonsj 



