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WORK IN THE ORDER OF TIME. 



FIRST MONTH, JANUARY. 



TREES not prepared against attacks of mice, as 

 directed under 11 mo., should have the snow trod- 

 den compactly round them, soon after its fall. 

 Prune orchards ; cut grafts ; trim hardy grapes ; as 

 described already under these respective heads. 



SECOND MONTH, FEBRUARY. 



Work described under last month, may be per- 

 formed, if not already done, as pruning grapes and 

 fruit trees, and procuring shoots for cuttings and for 

 grafts. Root grafting may be commenced, as de- 

 scribed in the chapter on the apple. Caterpillars' 

 eggs, near the ends of the branches, should be 

 clipped off and burned. 



THIRD MONTH, MARCH. 



Unpruned grape vines should be trimmed with- 

 out delay ; trees in bud should be headed down ; 

 gooseberries and currants pruned ; cherry and plum 

 trees grafted in mild weather; raspberries pruned 



