Apr. The Gardeners Kalendar. 133 



furface of the earth in the tubs, it fhould be 

 rotten neats dung ; but this fhould not be done 

 in too great quantities j and it ftiould be tho- 

 roughly rotted. 



Open the windows of the green-houfe moft 

 part of the day, when the air is mild : for at 

 this feafon, the plants require a large fhare of 

 frefh air, otherwife their flioots will draw up 

 weak, and produce but few flowers, and will 

 be lefs able to bear the open air, when they are 

 removed out of the houfe. 



You may now graft Oranges, Jafmines, and 

 other tender plants, by approach ; but fuch as 

 will take buds, are better if propagated that 

 way ; for trees inarched feldom unite fo well 

 with the graft, and never grow tofo large alizc 

 as thofe which are budded 5 fo that this me- 

 thod of inarching trees is feldom pradifed, ex- 

 cept on thofe forts which cannot be propagated 

 fo eafy any other way, or for the fake of hav- 

 ing fruit upon the trees foon 5 for by inarching 

 a branch with young fruit on it, the graft may 

 be feparated from the old tree when it is well 

 united with the flock, and fo a bearing tree 

 may be procured the fame feafon 5 but thefe 

 feldom lafl long, or make much progrefs. 



The bark-beds in the flove, which have 



declined their heat, and were not renewed the 



former month, fhould now be flirred up with 



K 3 a 



