30 T^he Gardeners Kalendar. Jan. 



In open weather you may trim np your 

 hardy foreft trees in the nurfery, but be care- 

 ful to leave fome fmall (hoots on the ftcms of 

 all young trees, to detain the fap for the aug- 

 mentation of their ftems, othervvife they will 

 bo too weak to fupport their heads ; but thefe 

 {hould not be left in too great quantity, left you 

 prevent the upright growth of the trees. 



You may, towards the latter end of this 

 month (if the weather is mild), tranfplant 

 ftocks for fruit trees ; as alfo young foreft 

 trees, where it was negledled to be done, in 

 the autumn ; for the fooner it is done, it will 

 be the better, provided the foil be dry 3 for 

 when it is done late in the fpring, if it (hould 

 prove dry weather, they will be in danger of 

 being deftroyed, efpecially if there is not con- 

 venience to water them. 



Work to be done in /& Green-House and 

 Stove. 



If this month proves very fevere (as it often 

 happens), you muft be careful to keep the 

 froft out of the green-houfe; for if it reaches 

 the earth of your Orange-trees fo as to freeze 

 it, it will caufe all the fruit to drop off, and 

 many times a great part of the leaves alfo ; 



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