Oct."] THE NURSERY. 503 



light fandy earth, to lye till next September, for 

 fowing. They muft not be laid fo thick as to 

 heat. They are to be got in many places in Scot- 

 land ; but great quantities are brought from Eng- 

 land. 



GATHERING HAWTHORN SEEDS. 



Haws are now in a proper ftate for being ga- 

 thered ; and are to be had in great abundance 

 and perfection, on all hedges and hawthorn trees 

 which are allowed to grow wild. So foon as they 

 are gathered, they are to be carried to the rot- 

 heap, and treated as above recommended for Afh- 

 keys. They mould not be kept in facks for a, 

 fingle day after being gathered ; becaufe they 

 quickly become hot, and are fpoiled. When 

 there is occafion to bring Haws from a great dif- 

 tance, they mould be treated as above directed 

 for Holly berries. 



The Englifh feedfmen generally fend what 

 Haws they do fend to Scotland, in old fugar 

 hog (heads ; and, from fo many of them being 

 heaped together, in fo clofe a vefTel, they heat fo 

 much, that we will venture to fay, that not once 

 out of twenty times is there a tolerable crop raifecj 

 from fuch Haws. Hence the neceflity of putting* 

 up Haws in fmall packages, when they are to be 

 Carried any confiderable diftance, 



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