5^6 The Pleasure, ^r [Dec, 



ed ia Oilober and the laft month,; alfo In January and 

 February. 



Note, Goofeberry and currant-trees may, very eafily, 

 be raifed by fuckers from the roots, of which thefe trees 

 never fail to fend up every year abundance ; and will 

 make handfome buflies, and will bear plenty of good 

 fruit not inferior to thofe raifed from cuttings ; See 

 January^ Sec, 



Prune Raf^bcrries, 



Prune rafpberrles, where it was not done in 0(5lober 

 or laft month : in pruning thefe, the fame method is> 

 now to be obferved as in the laft months. 



Plant Ra/pberries. 



Now is alfo a pretty good time to plant rafpberries ; 

 provided it be open weather ; the manner of preparing^ 

 thefe plants, and planting them> is alfo as mentioned in 

 the former months. ' 



Examine the Fruit in the Fruitery. 



Examine the fruit In the fruitery now pretty often j 

 let them be looked over with good attention once or 

 twice every week ; and let all fuch as are rotten, or be- 

 ginning to rot, be removed ; for if thefe were permitted 

 to lie, they would foon taint all the found fruit near 

 them, ■ ~ 



Continue conftantly a good covering of clean 

 ftraw, at leaft a foot thick, over the fruit ; and fecure 

 the windows of the fruit room, from the admiflion of 

 wet and froft. 



Pleasure or Flower Garden. 



General care of Flonver plants, 



TAKE care now to prote6l the choice flower plants 

 and roots from froft, great fnows, and heavy 

 rains; all of which would damage many forts of cu- 

 rious roots and plants. 



Care 



