U6 OF PEARS. 



Stick ; filling the hole up to the top without 

 treading the mould, till you have first filled the 

 hole with as much water as it will contain, 

 leaving it a day or two until the ground has 

 absorbed the water ; then throw on some fresh 

 dry mould, and tread it as hard as you can ; 

 fill the hole up again with mould to within an 

 inch of the top, and give it a second watering, 

 leaving the mould about three inches higher than 

 the border, to settle of itself, and to receive the rain 

 that falls, for at least a months When the mould 

 has become quite dry, you may tread it a second 

 time ; then make a large bason all round the 

 tree, and give it another watering ; then mulch 

 the top over with some rotten leaves or dung, 

 observing to water the trees once a week in dry 

 weather, and sprinkle the tops frequently with a 

 pot, or hand engine, to keep the wood from 

 shrivelling till the trees have taken fresh root. 



When you plant trees against a wall, remember 

 to let the stem stand sloping towards it ; the lower 

 part of it should be six inches from the bottom 

 of the wall, to give the stem room to grow. If 

 planted close to the wall at bottom, the stem, in 

 growing, will be confined on the back, and will 

 grow flat, and be very unsightly. If any roots 

 are in the way, to hinder it from being planted 

 near enough to the wall, they must be cut off: 

 at the same time take care that the tree does 

 not lean to either side, but that, when viewed in 



