8 TREATISE ON 



Then they're removed from the hole & planted like cherry pits in rows about one inch 

 deep. 



Note. 1°. One often should visit & inspect the planted area to chase off magpies, 

 jays, &c. that sometimes pull out the plant just when it's sprouted over two inches above 

 the ground. Some nurserymen cover their seed beds with straw litter to protect them, at 

 least until they've sprouted; after that, the straw must be removed. 



Note. 2°. When seeds that haven't germinated are planted in the ground & there's 

 a concern that they may be destroyed by field mice, it's a good idea to sou dried kidney 

 or broad beans between the rows. While the mice are having a good time eating the beans 

 on which they're very keen, the seeds will germinate & thus stay protected. 



Articlk III. On Rooted Suckers. 



Stocks of cherry and plum trees are rarely grown from pits. Rooted suckers that 

 grow abundantly from the bases & roots of these trees are preferable. When the suckers 

 are the size of one's little finger, they are pulled up, taking care to spare their roots. But 

 the joint or butt, or the part of the root that produced them and that sometimes remains 

 attached when they're pulled up, is cut off. They're planted twenty or twenty-four inches 

 apart in furrows five to six inches deep and the width of a spade, aligned two-&-a-half to 

 three feet apart. The furrows are filled in, covering the roots with earth that is tamped 

 down by foot. This planting is done in the autumn. In mid-February or at the beginning of 

 March, the whole sapling is cut back almost to ground level so that it will produce new 

 growth. 



