June. The Gardeners Kalendar. 185 

 In dry weather water fach trees as were 

 tranfplantcd the former feafon, obferving tO' 

 preferve mulch upon the furface of the ground 

 about their roots, to prevent their being dried 

 by the fun and wind; and faften thofe fhoots 

 which have been produced, either to the wall 

 or efpalier, in the order they fhould grow ; for 

 if they are permitted to grow loofe, they will 

 be in danger of being broken by winds, d?c. 



Obferve to keep the ground about your 

 trees clear from weeds, and all other plants ; 

 for if they are fuffered to grow, they will ex- 

 hauft the nourifhment of the ground, to the 

 great injury of the trees, and to the fruits 

 which fuch trees produce ; which wilLnot be 

 near fo large, nor well tafted, as thofe which 

 are produced upon thofe trees where no plants 

 are fuffered to grow about them : you fhould 

 alfo gently ftir up the earth of the borders about 

 your fruit trees with a dung fork, to loofen it 

 where it has been trodden down, by looking over 

 and nailing of the trees : or if the foil is very 

 flrong, andfubjed to be bound, or grow hard, 

 this will prepare the ground to receive every 

 fliower of rain, and admit it to the roots of 

 the trees 3 but this (hould be very carefully 

 perforffied-, fo as not to fork tioo deep, to dif- 



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