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not until February, lay the compofl in ridges on the bor- 

 ders in O^ober, which will be much benefitted by 

 the winter frofls and inows ; but obferve always to 

 make up the borders twenty days before planting. 

 When you plant, trim the roots, and head the plants to 

 four or five eyes above the bud, choofmg a dry day for 

 that purpofe; then with your fpade make the holes 

 at the deiigned diflances, wide enough to receive their 

 roots, (but not deeper than eight inches) obferving to 

 turn the bud outwards, whereby the wounded part of 

 the tree, which was cut in the nurfcry when the bud 

 ■was perceived to take, will be hid, as well as the cutting 

 made in heading. Let the ftem be planted fix inches 

 from the wall, with the head inclining to it ; then fill 

 in the earth with your hands, obferving to break the 

 clods, and to take out the large ficnes and grafs, fhaking 

 the tree, the better to admit the earth, between its 

 fibres; then gently prefs it with your foot, but not too 

 much, left the young fibres fhould be cramped in their 

 growth, which would be attended with bad confequen- 

 ces; then lay fome fods with the grafs downwards upon 

 their roots, to prevent their drying; when you water 

 them in fummer, remove the turf, and pour it gently 

 about the roots, and over the branches, with a water- 

 ing pot, having its rofe en; laying the turf again 

 on the roots, until the middle of Auguji, when it 

 may be removed. If you plant in O^ober, the di- 

 re6ticns jufi given for February will anfwer, except that 

 the heads of the trees are not to be taken off until 

 March, when they muft be faftened to the wall, to pre- 

 vent their being fhook out of the ground by the winds. 

 You mull remember, when planting at this feafon, to 

 prote£t the roots of your young trees from the winter 

 frofis, by laying mulch or ftraw upon them. In March 

 head ycur trees, but be careful when you perform this 

 work, not to pull them out of the ground, or to difturb 

 their roots ; to prevent which, place your foot clofe to 

 the ftem of the tree, and take faft hold of the ftock btlow 

 the bud with one hand to hold it fteady, and with the 

 other top the head of the tree to four eyes above the 

 bud with a fharp knife, inclining the flope towards the 

 wall. This work ought to be performed in dry, mild 



weather. 



