286 The Gardeners Kale?idar. Sept. 

 of the ground in winter, or dliplace them fo 

 much as to injure their young roots ; there 

 ftiould alfo be fome mulch layed upon the fur- 

 face of the ground about their roots the begin- 

 ning of November, before the cold weather 

 iits in, to prevent the froft from penetrating 

 the ground, which would greatly damage thefe 

 new fibres. The trees thus managed will be 

 fo well fettled and rooted before the fucceeding 

 fummer, that dry weather will not injure them 

 near fo much as thofe planted in the fpring; 

 for which reafon moft good nurfery-men choofe 

 to plant out their quarters of flecks for fruit, 

 foreft trees, and flowering fhrubs, at this fea- 

 fon ; becaufe, where there are large quantities, 

 it would be very expenfive to water them ; but, 

 for very moift land, it will be better to defer 

 this planting till fpring, becaufe the wet in 

 winter will often rot the tender fibres of new- 

 planted trees, as fad as they are put out, but 

 efpeclally in very moift feafons. 



Where Firs, Pines, and other refinous trees 

 are grown fo rude as to require fome of^ their 

 branches to be cut oflT, this is the beft feafon 

 for fuch operations ; for now they are not fo 

 fubjedt to weep, as in the fpring ; and there 

 will be time for their wounds to heal over be- 

 fore the great rains in winter comes on or hard 



froft. 



