86 The Gardeners Kalendar. Mar. 

 be performed earlier or later, according to the 

 feafon. 



Cut off the heads of thofe flocks which 

 were inoculated the laft fummer, leaving about 

 four inches above the bud to attradt the fap, 

 and, if need be, to fallen the fhoot to, to pre- 

 vent their being blown out of the flock after 

 they have made fhoots and are covered with 

 leaves ; after this is done, the ground between 

 the trees fhould be dug to bury the weeds, aud 

 loofen it, for the roots of the plants to find 

 nourifhment. 



Drefs and frefh earth your beds of Straw- 

 berries, pulling off their firings, and clearing 

 them from weeds, which will caufe them to 

 produce a great quantity of fruit; and dig be- 

 tween the rows of Rafpberries (where it was 

 not before done) to make the ground clean,^ 

 and loofen it, that the roots of the plants may 

 penetrate the better into it. 



Your fruit trees which were planted the laft 

 autumn, with their heads entire, fhould now 

 be headed down to three or four eyes ; in do- 

 ing of v^hich, you mufl be very careful not to 

 diiturb their roots : to prevent which, you 

 fhould place your foot clofe to the ftem of the 

 tree, and hold the lower part of the flock faft 

 with your left hand, while, with a Oiarp knife 

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