54 7Z^ Gardeners Kalendar. Feb. 



inilrument fhaped like axriioe, and hollowed 

 in the middle to the fee of the branches, which 

 are to be fcraped ; fo that there (hould be three 

 fizes of thefe inftruments, which wUl be fuffi- 

 cient for all the dificrent branches s and the 

 mofs being tender at this time, may be eafily 

 rubbed off. 



Look carefully after bullfinches to deftroy 

 them ; for, at this feafon, they do great mif- 

 chief to all forts of fruit trees, by pecking off 

 their bloflbm budsj fo that where they are not 

 molefted, they often deftroy all the fruit of a 

 garden in two or three days. 



The early fruit frame, or forcing frame, 

 iDuft now be duly attended, to give air to the 

 trees in fuch proportion as the warmth of the 

 feafon may require \ as alfo to keep up the heat, 

 without which the bloifoms or tender fruit 

 will drop off, and come to nothing. 



You mufl now look carefully to the Straw- 

 berries which are in hot-beds, obferving to let 

 them have a large (hare of air, as alfo to re- 

 frefh them with water ; otherwife the bloffoms 

 will drop off, and there will be very litde fruit 

 produced. You may alfo, in this month, make 

 new plantadqns of Strawberries, Rafpberries, 

 Goofeberries and Currants, if it w^as omitted 

 ii) autumn, which is by far the bed feafoa 



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