^oa The Nursery. [June.. 



Shade Seedling Plants. 



The beds of fome kinds of fmall young tender feedling 

 plant? fliould alfo be fhadedin very hot days from the fun ; 

 but in pnrricular the tenderer kinds of exotics, both 

 feveral of the choicer evergree. is and deciduous trees and 

 fhrub kindsj and to fome of the more delicate herbaceous 

 plants. 



But they muft not be fhadedtoo clofe, nor yet too long 

 at a time: for that would dr'vy.^he plants up weak, and: 

 make them too tender. The proper time is from about 

 eleven to two or thj-ee o'clock, or thereabout. 



Weeding youvg Plants.. 



Weed alfo with great care the feed-beds of young- 

 plants of every kind ; for weeds will at this time rife as 

 fall: as in April or May, and no labour Ihould be fpared 

 to deftroy them in tiir.e before they grow large : but, above 

 all, in the feed-beds of fmall young plants ; for there 

 they are moft liable to do the greateft damage. 



Watering neiv-planted Treesy l^c. 



Water the choiceft forts of new-planted trees and jflirubs ; 

 that is, fuch as were planted late in the fpring. They 

 ihould, where time would permit, be watered, in dry 

 weather, about once a week, all this month. 



Do not forget, however, to give water now and then to 

 the choicell evergreens which were tranfplanted in March 

 and April. 



Like wife, let fome mulch be kept upon the furface of 

 the ground, about the choiceft kinds of new-planted trees 

 and fhrubs, where the ground lies open to the fcorching 

 fun and drying winds ; for this is certainly of very great 

 iervice. It will not only fave fome trouble in watering, 

 by its preferving the moitture longer in the earth, but it 

 will alio protetl the roots from the drying winds and fun; 

 by which means the plants will be able to fhoot with more,' 

 vigour, both at root and top. 



Obferve, therefore, whether the mulch laid fome time- 

 iince about new-planted trees be much wafted;, if it be, 

 let fome that is frefli be added ; in particular, to the 

 choiceft plants, and fuch others as were plaated late. 



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