40 The Nursery. - [Jan, 



Preparation for Planting, i^c» 



Trench and prepare fuch parts of the pleafure-ground 



' xvhere you intend to plant fiowering-lhrubs, this, or the 



next month. Alfo dig thofe clumps, or quarters, where 



you intend to plant evergreens, in February or March, that 



they may be in readinefs againfl planting-time. 



Dig fuch flower-borders as are vacant, that they may 

 be ready to receive the plants, or feeds of flowers, the fol- 

 lowing month. 



Planting Forejl-irecs^ ^c. 



Foreft and ornamental trees may now be planted in dry 

 foils, in open weather ; both where defigned for woods and 

 coppices, for timber, ^c. and for ornamental plantations. 

 For the proper forts, fee the hijls of Hardy Trees at the 

 end of the book. 



Plant Hedges^ and Plajly old ones. 

 Now may alfo plant all forts of hardy deciduous hedges ; 

 as hawthorn, whitethorn, hornbeam, beech, .elm, elder, 

 alder, willow, hazel, &c. where wanted. ^ttDccernbcr. 



It is alfo a good time to plafli old naked hedges. See Dc' 

 cemhcr. 



The Nursery. 



DIG the ground, if open \veather, between the rows 

 of young trees and flirubs, of all forts. 

 In performing this work, let the ground be digged one 

 fpade deep ; as you go on trim off any Ifraggling roots of 

 the trees and fiir'ubs : and hi digging give every Ipit a fair 

 turn off the fpade, that the weeds on the furface may be 

 buried properly. 



Tranfplanting and pruning For ejl -trees. 

 Tranfplanting of forefl: trees may be performed anytime 

 this month, if the weather is open, and the ground not 

 too u'er. 



Particularly deciduous forcft-trces, of the hardy kinds, 

 may be removed any time this month, if mild weather; but 

 this fliould not be generally praCtilcd to cver-greens, ex- 

 cept the weather appears alfo to be fettled. 



Trim 



