282 The Fruit Garden. [June. 



The bud mull be inferted in the flock at about fix inches 

 from the ground, if the tree is intended to be a dwarf for 

 the wall; but for a ftandar^ the budding may be per- 

 formed at the height of three, four, five, or fix feet. 



But the manner of performing this operation, is in- 

 ferted in full, in the work of the iN^urfery, for July, 



Stra^wherries, 



The ftrawberry beds mail now be duly fupplied, in djy 

 v\%alher, with water. 



The waterings ihould, in a very dry time, be repeated 

 every two or three days, from the beginning till about the 

 middle of the month ; for about that time the principal 

 crop of moll kinds of ftrawberries will be about fetting, 

 and fwelling to their refpeftive fizes ; and while the fruit 

 are taking their growth, the plants fhould be encouraged 

 by keeping the earth in the beds always in a middling de- 

 gree moifl, and the advantage will plainly appear in the 

 iizt, as well as the quantity and quality of the fruit. 



planting Stranvhe fries. 



Where new plantations of flrawberries arc wanted, it 

 will, about the middle, or latter end of the month, be a 

 proper time to provide fome young plants for thatpurpofc. 



Rem^ember, however, to choofe the young plants of the 

 fame year, which are formed at the joints of the runners, 

 or firing-;, that iiTue from the fides of the old plants. 



In choofmg the plants, let them be taken from fuch 

 Urauberry beds as bear well, and produce large fruit. 



Chocfe a parcel of the llouteil plants of the fame fum- 

 mer's growth, as above hinted, taking them carefully up 

 with the roots. 



Trim the roots a little, and cut off the firings or runners 

 from the head of the plant ; then let them be immediately 

 planted. 



But it will not be (o proper to plant them now into the 

 bed'^^, or places where they are to remain ; but rather plant 

 them into a nurfery-bed, in a fhady fituation ; a fliady 

 border will be a proper place; there -put in the plants 

 about four inches afunder ; and, as foon as planted, give 

 a gentle watering to 'fettle the earth to their roots. 



I'here let them remain till September, or 06lober ; by 

 which time they viiii be Urong, and in fine order to tranf- 



U plant* 



