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GAR 



earlier than the other fruit on the 

 same tree. It is well known to 

 botanists that the sap ascends in the 

 wood, but descends in the bark; 

 and the above operation prevents 

 its return. 



It is recommended in The Code 

 of Agriculture to cover the incision 

 with a rag, which will expedite 

 the tilling up of the ring or hollow. 



For a nomenclature of the best 

 sorts of fruits, known in the Unit- 

 ed States See Massachusetts Agri- 

 cultural Repository, Vol. III. p. 

 92 to 99. 



" The value of fruits for the 

 manufacture of fermented liquors 

 may be judged of from the specific 

 gravity of their expressed juices. 

 The best cyder and perry are 

 made from those apples and pears 

 that afford the densest juices ; and 

 a comparison between ditferent 

 fruits may be made with tolerable 

 accuracy by plunging them togeth- 

 er into a saturated solution of salt, 

 or a strong solution of sugar ; those 

 that sink deepest will afford the 

 richest juice.'' Davxj'^s Agricul- 

 tural Chemistry. 



For further observations on 

 Fruit Trees See Massachusetts 

 Agricultural Repository. Vol. VI. 

 p. 55. 



FURROW, the trench made 

 by a plough in going, also the earth 

 thrown out of the trench. The 

 European writers often use the 

 word furrow, to signify a plough- 

 ing. They tell of sowing on one 

 furrow, that is, after only one 

 ploughing ; on the second furrow, 

 or on two furrows, that is, after 

 two ploughings, &c. Though I 

 see no need of our adopting this 



way of speaking, I think it not 

 amiss to mention it, to prepare 

 readers to understand those writ- 

 ers the better, when it falls in 

 their way to peruse them. 



FURROWING, in this country, 

 is understood to mean marking 

 ground into little squares with a 

 horse plough, in order to plant In- 

 dian corn, or any other plant that 

 requires the like culture. The 

 goodness of this operation consists 

 in making the furrows straight, 

 equidistant, and at right angles ; 

 neither too deep nor too shallow ; 

 that the dung and seed may lie 

 neither too low nor too high. 

 When dung is to be laid in the 

 furrows, they should be deeper; 

 when ground is to be seeded with- 

 out putting dung in the furrows, 

 or holes, the furrows should be 

 very shallow. The nearer the 

 time of planting this work is done 

 the better. If a rain fall between 

 furrowing and planting, it is detri- 

 mental, it soddens the ground, 

 or makes it more heavy and com- 

 pact, and causes the furrows to be 

 less visible. 



G. 



GARDEN, " a piece of ground 

 cultivated and properly ornament- 

 ed with a variety of plants, flowers, 

 fruit trees, &c. Gardens are usu- 

 ally distinguished into flower gar- 

 den, fruit garden, and kitchen gar- 

 den : The lirst of which, being de- 

 signed for ornament, is to be plac- 

 ed in the most conspicuous part, 

 that is, next to the back front of 

 the house ; and the second and 

 third, being designed for use. 



