£30 THE NURSERY. [Oct. 



diately after they have shed their leaves, or as soon as the general 

 foliage is turned yellow and on the decline; but observe that plant- 

 ing at this season should always be done in ground that lies dry in 

 winter. When that is the case the trees, shrubs, &c. will establish 

 new roots before they are overtaken by the heats of the ensuing 

 summer, and will require but very little trouble in watering. 



Pruning. 



In the latter part of this month you may begin to prune and 

 reduce into proper form most kinds of hardy forest and fruit trees, 

 flowering shrubs, &c, clearing their stems from lateral shoots, 

 eradicating suckers, and dressing their heads in a neat and be- 

 coming manner. 



Planting hardy Evergreens. 



Between the middle and latter end of this month you may plant 

 pines, firs, cedars, junipers, and every other kind of hardy ever- 

 green trees and shrubs. However, I would not advise to plant 

 small seedlings of any kind at this season, especially in the middle 

 and eastern states, as many of them would be thrown out of the 

 ground by the winter frosts, and most of them so loosened in the 

 earth as to be subject to great injury from the parching winds in 

 spring; consequently, March will be a more eligible season for this 

 purpose. 



Sowing Stones of Fruit Trees. 



If you are not apprehensive of the ravages of mice, rats, squir- 

 rels, &c. you may now sow the stones of plums, peaches, necta- 

 rines, apricots, &.c, or you may, if you think it more prudent, 

 preserve them in sand, &c. as directed on former occasions, till 

 February or March. 



These stones may now be sown pretty thick in drills two feet 

 asunder, and covered from one to two inches deep, according to 

 the size of the respective kinds and lightness of the soil; and at 

 this time twelve months such of them as shall have attained to a 

 good growth may be transplanted into nursery rows. 



Sowing Beech-Mast, Maples, #c. 



Beech-mast, maple, and several other kinds may now be sown 

 as directed in March, or they may be preserved in dry sand till 

 that season. 



JVote. — Many sorts of seeds may now be sown, but as I treated 

 on the subject of the Nursery at considerable length in March, and 

 there noticed what kinds might be sown with safety in autumn, I 

 refer you thereto for particular information. 



