44 The Gardener's New Director. 



of this I have had no experience. One thing I ob- 

 ferved was, that when I got my fruit-trees from a nur- 

 fery, I examined how deep they had been planted there; 

 and after trimming their roots, I planted them in fuch a 

 manner, as to be only one inch deeper in the ground 

 than they were planted in the nurfery, and no more, 

 imlefs when they have been too deep planted, in which 

 cafe I plant them fhallower, one foot and half being 

 deep enough for any trees wjiatever. 



Having thus difpofed of the fouth and fouth-wefl: af- 

 peSed walls in this garden, it will next be proper to lay 

 down fome methods for difpofing of the other two walls, 

 lb as to make this garden pleafant and profitable. 



In order to extend this Article of Gardening, we Jljall give 

 a ColleBion of the Trees of the mofl delicious ^ as ivell as 

 the viofl ufeful Fruits, ijuith the Particulars of their 

 Excellencies, the AfpeB mofl favourable to thenit with 

 ether Particulars neceffary to engage our Choice or Re- 



fufal of them. This Collection is taken from a Piece 



entitled The Fruit-Gardener, compiled f-ovi the Prac- 

 tice of a Gentleman in Scotland, fu that a Samenefs of 

 Climate is prefrved in the Gardener's Dire6i:or, which 

 is highly effential, from its Affinity and Agreement with 

 Ireland, where the PraBiee here recommended has been 



found really valuable *. 



PEACHES. 



No. i.CT^HE Red Nutmeg: the fruit are melting, juicy-^ 

 and the tafte agreeable. 'J'he tree is hardy, 

 and a good bearer, though the wood is weak. 



No. 2i Anne Peach. The tree is a vigorous grower, 

 and makes a beautiful figure, when properly pruned, and 

 regularly trained to the wall; but, like other vigorous 

 growing trees, is long before it comes to its bearing ftate, 

 unlefs aided by judicious pruning: its fruit are beautiful 

 and delicious. No. 



* It is to be obfervecJ, that when the beginning of a month is men- 

 tioned, it includes from the lit to the loth day ; by the middle, from 

 the loth to the tioth ; and the end tr.kec in v/hnt remains from the 

 aotfe to the end of the month. 



