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considerably improved his revenue, by sowing 

 haws only, and raising nurseries of quicksets, 

 which he sells by the hundred, far and near. 

 This is a commendable industry, and any 

 neglected corners of ground will fit this plan- 

 tation.'' 



The seed of the hawthorn seldom vegetates 

 until the second year ; but if turkeys be fed 

 with these haws, and their dung planted in 

 drills, the young plants appear above ground 

 the first year. Mr. Boutcher says, the haws 

 should remain on the bushes till the end of 

 October, when they become blackish. " If 

 you do not sow them immediately, as soon as 

 they are gathered, spread them on an airy 

 floor for five or six weeks, till the seeds are 

 dry and firm ; then plunge them into water, 

 and divest them wholly of their pulp, by rub- 

 bing them between your hands with a little 

 sand ; spread them again on the loft three or 

 four days, till quite dry; mix them with fine 

 loose sandy mould, in quantity not less than 

 the bulk of the seeds, and lay them in a heap 

 against a south wall, covering them over three 

 or four inches deep, with soil of the same 

 quality as that with which they are mixed. 

 If you do not sow them in the spring, in this 

 situation let them remain till the second 

 spring, as the seeds, if sown, will not appear 



