234 The Pleasure, or [May. 



month; therefore, if the weather ihould prove very dry, 

 the beds fhould be often watered to encourage the fruit 

 to fet. 



During the time thefe plants are in bloffom, the beds 

 fiiou'd be watered in dry weather about three times a 

 week; and they fhould have fuch a watering at each time, 

 as will reach to the roots of the plants. 



This is a very needful work in dry weather, and it 

 fliould not be omitted, otherwife there will be but a very 

 fcanty crop of ftrawberries, and thefe will be fmall and 

 not well relifhed. 



Examine mtv-grafted Trees, 



Examine the trees of all forts that were grafted this 

 fpring; when the graft and the flock are well united, 

 there is no farther occafion for the clay. 



This is generally well efFefted by the middle, or latter 

 er.d of this month, at which time the clay Ihould be taken 

 away ; but let the bandages remain two or three weeks 

 longer, or till the parts begin to fwell ; then take them 

 off entirely. 



Nena-hudded Trees. • 



Look alfo to new-budded trees ; that is, let the trees 

 which were budded lall fummer, be now often looked 

 over, and take off all Ihoots that rife from the flock, near 

 the bud. 



This fhould be conftantly pradlifed as often as any fhoots 

 appear; and let them be rubbed off quite clofe ; then the 

 Hocks having nothing to fupply but the bud, it will cer- 

 tainly fhoot more vigoroufly. 



The Pleasure, or Flower Garden. 



Hyadnthsy Tulips, i^c, 



CONTINUE to defend the beds of the more curious 

 and capital kinds of hyacinths, and tulips, now in 

 flower, from the full fun, and all inclement weather ; 

 and alfo the choice kinds of ranunculufes and anemones, 

 which are now in bloom. 



Having, 



