Od.] The Nursery. 4S9 



Che latter end of this or ibme time next month, for if 

 kept much longer out of the ground, they will foon be- 

 gin to fprout. 



Let thefe be fown in beds, and cover them equally 

 with earth about an inch and half deep. 



Stocks to hud and graft upon. 



Now plant out all kinds of feedling Hocks to. bud and 

 graft the different fruits upon. 



Let thefe be placed in rows two feet and a half afun- 

 der, and fet the plants twelve or fifteen inches diilant 

 from one another in the row. 



Likewife, for the purpofe of flocks, tranfplant alfo 

 fuckers from the roots of different kinds of fruit-tfees, 

 but particularly thofe from the plum, cherry, or codlin- 

 tree. 



You fliould now tranfplant where neceffary, fuch cut- 

 tings, or layers, of fruit-trees as were planted or layed 

 a year ago to raife flocks ; but particularly the cuttings 

 or layers of quinces, to bud or graft pears upon, to forra 

 dwarf trees for walls and efpaliers, &c. planting them in 

 wide nurfery rows, as above. 



Planting hardy Threes and Shrubs. 



Now you may alfo tranfplant all forts of hardy trees 

 and fhr'ubs, and it may be done any time in this month. 



Thofe trees and ihrubs which are planted out, or 

 tranfplanted at this feafon, will fix themfelves firmly hy 

 the beginning of next fummer, which will be a great 

 advantage, for they will require but xQry little trouble in 

 watering, . 



Pruning, 



This is a proper feafon to prune all kinds of youn^ 

 fruit trees in the order required, clearing their Herns from 

 fuckers, and the head from irregular and fuper-abundant 

 ' fhoots, SiC, 



Foreft- trees of all fcJrts may alfo be pruned any time 

 in this month, to cle^^r the llems from llrong, fide- 

 fhoots. 



Likewife flowering Hirubs, &c. may now be generally 

 primmed where thpy v/ant it, to re'.r-.mch any Irregularicles 

 pf the liead, &c. ' ' 



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