534 THE NURSERY. [Oct. 



Propaguting Trees and Shrubs by Cuttings. 



This a proper time to plant cuttings of all hardy trees and 

 shrubs, that will grow by that method, especially in the southern 

 states; but it will be necessary to plant them where water does not 

 lodge in winter. Poplars, willows, plane-trees, honeysuckles, &c. 

 will grow freely in this way; but for more particulars, see page 291. 



Cuttings of all sorts planted a year ago, or last spring, that are 

 well rooted and have shot freely at top, may, towards the latter end 

 of this month, be transplanted, if necessary, into open nursery-rows, 

 to advance in growth and to have occasional training for the pur- 

 poses intended. 



Sowing Haw and Holly Berries, $*c. 



In the southern states you may any time in this, or the three 

 ensuing months, if the ground is open, sow haw, holly yew, and 

 mezerion berries, ash, hornbeam, and any other kind of seeds that 

 require a year's previous preparation; but in the middle states, I 

 would recommend to defer the sowing of these till the latter end 

 of February, or very early in March, and in the eastern states, 

 as soon in the latter month as possible. Indeed it would not be 

 wrong to defer the sowing of them, even in the southern states, 

 till January or February, according to the respective climates, 

 alwavs endeavouring to sow them before thev begin to vegetate. 



Observe that each kind has undergone a full year's preparation, 

 previous to sowing, as directed in the Nursery for February and 

 March, where you will find ample instructions for the cultivation 

 of these and many other kinds of trees and shrubs, and which I 

 would particularly recommend to your perusal at this time. 



Sowing Oak Jlcorns, Chestnuts, Walnuts, Hickory -nuts, §c. 



The best season in the year for sowing the acorns of every kind 

 of oak, is immediately after they fall from the trees; for when kept 

 up much longer, especially in a dry state, they loose their vegetative 

 power. 



The only evils they have to encounter by sowing them at this 

 season are, the depredations of mice, rats, and squirrels, &C.J if these 

 animals can be caught, poisoned, or kept oft' by any means that 

 may be devised, the seeds should be sown immediately; but if not, 

 it will be better to preserve them till the early spring months, in 

 sand or earth, or in moss, and although they will soon sprout, their 

 progress in vegetation before the opening of spring will not be such 

 as to do them any material injury, provided they are placed imme- 

 diately in the coldest place possible till winter, and further, that you 

 do not break the small radicles when planting them in spring. 



The acorns, if sown or planted at this time, should be laid within 

 one inch of one another in drills about two feet apart, and covered 

 about an inch deep: here they may remain till they shall have had 

 two vears growth, when they must be taken up and planted into 



