52 'The Gardeners Kalendar. Feb. 



former months, It fhould be no longer defer- 

 red, becaufe the flower-buds of the fruit trees 

 will now begin to fwell, and thereby be in dan- 

 ger of being rubbed off; therefore thefe frames 

 ftiould always be repaired when the trees are 

 pruned, that their branches may be fattened 

 thereto, to prevent their breaking by ftrong 

 winds. And fuch of your trees as have been 

 trained to the efpaliers already, muft now be 

 pruned, if it is not before done, and fattened 

 thereto regularly, at their proper dittances, 

 that when their ihoots come out, with their 

 leaves, they may be at equal dittances, fo as 

 not to crofs each other, or occafion confufion. 



Tranfplant all forts of fruit trees, where 

 they are wanting, this being the moft proper 

 feafon for mpiit land (in which it is not fo well 

 to plant in autumn) ; but you mutt obferve to 

 work the ground well, and break the clods be- 

 fore planting, that the earth may the better 

 join between every part of the roots. The 

 heads of thefe trees (hould alfo be left on until 

 they begin to pu(h, when thofe which require 

 heading muft be carefully cut down after the 

 manner direfted in the Gardeners Dic- 

 tionary, under the article Planting. 



The latter end of this month (if the feafon 

 proves mild) you muft begin to graft Pears, 



Plpms, 



