468 THE NURSERY. 



GATHERING SYCAMORE SEEDS. 



The feeds, or keys, grow abundantly on al- 

 moft every large Sycamore tree. They hang in 

 bunches of confiderable fize, and fo are eafily 

 procured. They will be in a proper ftate for be- 

 ing gathered by the middle or end of this month. 

 This work should not be delayed too long, be- 

 caufe the feeds foon begin to drop, and, at any 

 rate, are very apt to be fhaken by the ftrong 

 winds of September. 



The feeds of the Sycamore fhould be carried ta 

 a well-aired dry loft floor, and there be frequent- 

 ly turned over, to prepare them for being kept 

 till fpring, when they are to be fown. 



GATHERING GEAN SEEDS. 



Geans will now be fit to be gathered for feed. 

 The common fmall black, or red forts, are the 

 beft for timber trees. Thefe are to be had very 

 generally over the country. There are alfo con- 

 fiderable quantities of them brought from Eng- 

 land ; but, unlefs you can depend that the per- 

 fon fending them will fend none but the fmall 

 Black or Red Gean, none of thofe fo received 

 fhould be fown for timber trees. Cherry ftones 

 are not proper for this purpofe j but, as they a- 



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