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As soon as the ground and weainer win per- 

 mit, transplant first evergreen, then fruit and 

 ornamental trees generally. Plant out the 

 trees which you root-grafted in January and 

 February. Dig around orchard-trees standing 

 in grass-ground, in this, or in any other month 

 in the year when you have leisure. Complete 

 grafting cherries and plums, and commence 

 grafting apples and pears. 



MAY. 



This is a very busy month. Get up early 

 in the morning. Finish the work of last 

 month as soon as you can. Endeavor to keep 

 down all weeds while they are young, and 

 thus save one-half of the labor attending 

 this work. Cut what are called robber-shoots* 

 off of all budded and scion-grafted stocks, 

 unless the bud or scion is very weak, or does 

 npt appear likely to live. Stake and tie crook- 

 ed and newly set trees that need tying. 

 Examine the peach, apple and quince, for the 

 borer-worms that infest them. Put down 

 layers of the quince and grape. Put your 



* Robber-shoots are those which giow out of the stock below 

 the bud or scion. Sometimes these ought to be destroyed grad- 

 ually, if the bud or scion is weak. 



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