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plough must not go so near the 

 rows as not to leave some ground to. 

 be dug with the spade, or stirred 

 with a dung fork ; and in using the 

 plough, great care should be taken 

 to avoid galling and injuring the 

 trees. 



A nursery should always be kept 

 clear of weeds by frequent hoeing. 

 No suckers that spring up from the 

 roots should be suffered to remain. 

 They will need a little pruning 

 each year, to prevent their be- 

 coming mishapen ; and all buds 

 should be speedily rubbed off,which 

 would make branches too low on 

 the stems. A nursery requires so 

 much attention, that it should be in 

 a situation where the owner can- 

 not avoid seeing it often ; otherwise 

 it will be in danger of suffering 

 through neglect. 



The fruit trees should be allow- 

 ed to grow to the height of five or 

 six feet, before they are budded or 

 grafted. See those articles, Inocu- 

 lation, and Grafting. 



Trees, to be transplanted into 

 forests, may be cultivated in a nur- 

 sery in the same manner as fruit 

 trees. But, as Mr. Miller advises, 

 it would be best to have a nursery 

 of these in the place where the fo- 

 rest is designed to be planted ; 

 where a sufficient number of the 

 trees may be left standing, after the 

 rest have been removed. 



If a nursery be in such a situation 

 that the young trees are in danger 

 of being broken down by deep 

 snows ; either the fence on the 

 windward side should be made so 

 open, that the wind may have a 

 free passage through it, and drive 

 away the snow : Or else the trees 



may be defended by staking. A 

 stake a little taller than the tree, 

 made of a slip of board, should be 

 set close on the windward side,and 

 the top of the tree fastened close 

 to it with a soft string. Or two 

 such stakes may be so set, that the 

 upper ends may meet over the top 

 of the tree. 



NUT TREE, /u^/an^. Accor- 

 ding to Michaux there are ten sorts 

 of Nut Trees found in the United 

 States, viz. the Juglans Xigra, or 

 Black Walnut ; Jvglans Catharti- 

 ca, Butternut, White Walnut, or 

 Oil Nut ', Juglans OUvce Formis, 

 Pacane Nut, or Pacanier ; Juglans 

 Amara, Bitter Nut Hickory, or 

 White Hickory ; Juglans Aquatica ; 

 Water Bitter Nut ; Juglans Tomen- 

 tosa, Mockernut Hickory, White 

 heart Hickory, or Common Hicko- 

 ry ; Juglans Squamosa, Shell bark, 

 or Shag Bark Hickory ; or Shag- 

 bark Walnut ; Juglans Laciniosa, 

 Thick-shell-bark Hickory ,G louces- 

 ter Nut Hickory, or Springfield 

 Hickory ; Juglans Porcina, pjgnut 

 Hickory, or Hognut Hickory ; and 

 Juglans Myristicceformis, or Nut- 

 meg Hickory. 



There are two sorts that are 

 most common in New-England ; 

 the common walnut, and the shag- 

 bark, so called. The first of these 

 is a very hard and tough wood, 

 which our farmers find useful for 

 many purposes. It will bend into 

 almost any form without breaking, 

 especially the lower part of the bo- 

 dy of a young tree. It is white and 

 smooth ; it is therefore much used 

 for oxbows, goads, and axe helves. 

 But it soon decajs when it is expo- 

 sed to the weather. The fruit of 



