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need labelling. Prepare a good supply of la- 

 bels for another season. Pick or cut off cat- 

 erpillar's eggs from your apple trees. 



FEBRUARY. 



Finish the uncompleted work of last month. 

 Large trees, previously prepared, may be 

 moved in this or in either of the two preceding 

 months, by what is called the frozen ball mode. 

 [See Transplanting, Sec. 3d.] 



MARCH. 







Prune gooseberries and currants. Graft 

 cherries and plums, in mild days. Prune and 

 tie up raspberries. In the latter part of this 

 month, you may head down trees that were 

 budded last autumn. Shorten-in peach-trees, 

 dwarf-pears, &c. 





 APRIL. 



Complete the unfinished work of last month. 

 Uncover tender grapes, &c. Weed strawberry 

 beds, and set out new beds of this fruit. Plant 

 out also cuttings of gooseberries, currants, 

 quinces and grapes, the latter two in shady 

 and favorable situations, or they will not suc- 

 ceed* Crack and plant plum and peach stones. 



