398 The Fruit Garden. -Aug.j 



Budded Trees, 



Go over the flocks or trees which were budded in Ju- 

 ly, and let all the bandages be loofened. 



This Ihould always be done in about three weeks, but 

 never exceed a month, after the buddirg is performed; 

 otherwife as the bud will fwell, the fap will be Hopped 

 in its regular courle, and the parts about the bud will 

 be pinched, and will fwell irregularly, and not one bud 

 in five fucteed well. 



Likewife examine that part of the flock below the bud, 

 and when there are any fhoots fent forth in that place, 

 let them be taken off ciofe. 



Buddingy \£c^ 



Budding may flill be performed ; but this mufl be 

 done in the beginning, but not later than the middle, 

 of this month. See the Nurfery and Fruit-garden for 



Defending Wall-fruit from Infers, Ifc,- 



Gontinue to defend the choice wall-fruit from infedls- 

 and birds- 

 Birds are to be kept off by fixing up nets before the 

 trees of fuch fruit as they would eat. This is a fure de- 

 fence againft thofe devourers ; therefore it will be well 

 worth while for fuch perfons as have nets to fix them up 

 before fome of the choiceft fruit, particularly grapes, figs, 

 and latecherries. 



Wafpb and flies are alfo to be guarded againil, for thefe 

 infefts will devour, the moft delicate fruit at a furprifii.-^ 

 rate, and, if not prevented, make great havock. 



The only method to prevent this, is, to continue to 

 place baits in different parts of the trees to catch them ; 

 that is, let a quantity of large phials be filled with fu- 

 gared, or honey-water, as advifed laft month, and hang 

 three or four in each of the principal trees; this will 

 greatly proted the fruit, for the fweetnefs of the- water 

 will entice the infetls to negledl it, and they will con- 

 tinually hover about the mouth of the phials ; numbers 

 will daily creep in to drink, and when once they enter 

 not one in a hundred can get out again. 



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