366 The Gardeners Kalendar. Dec. 



injure the wounded branches, efpccially of 

 Peaches, Apricots, and other tender ftone fruit 

 trees. 



Examine the trees in orchards, and cut out 

 all dead branches out of them, as alfo fuch as 

 crofs each other ; in doing of which obfervc 

 to make the wound Hoping, and as fmooth as 

 poffible, that the wet may the eafier pafs oiF 

 without entering the wounds of the tree 5 but 

 thefe branches (hould be cut off clofe to the 

 ftems, and not left in fpurs, as is by fome un- 

 Ikilful perfons too often praftifed. 



Dung and plough the ground of Orchards 

 between the ftandard trees, v/hich will be of 

 great fervice to them, and caufe the fruit to be 

 much fairer, and better tafted. 



The Vines in the vineyard fliculd now be 

 pruned, if it was not done the former month ; 

 for where there is much of this work to per- 

 form, it (hould be begun as foon as the leaves 

 fall, otherwife it may occafion part of them to 

 be left undone till the fpring, when the fap 

 will flow out at the wounds, and weaken the 

 plants. 



In frofty weather be careful to cover the 

 ground about new planted trees with mulch, 

 to prevent the froil: from penetrating the ground 



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