Octob. Tree; for the Growth frem them greatly depends | 
- on this. 
When they have lain long atest to har- 
den, but not fo long as to begin their Shoot; 
let them. be in the tins Manner fcattered o- 
ver the Surface of the Ground, levelled for that’ | 
Purpofe. Then let them be covered three Quar- 
ters of an Inch with good Mould. 
Spread fome rotten Dung over this, and fet 
‘Traps for Mice about the Ground. ‘Thus 
the Acorns will be fecured from their worft Ene- | 
mies, and from all Danger. 
This is the Time alfo for preparing for raifing 
Hdlly from Seed. | 
The Berries are for-this Purpofe to a4 now com- 
mitied to the Ground, but not in the Manner of 
fowing.  - 
The tough and thick Juices of this Shrub, Oc 
cafion its Shoot from the Seed to be very ay 
The Berries are to lie a great length of Time 
in the Earth, and they are fo expofed. to Various, 
Accidents. | 
fuch.a Depth, as thall place them out of Danger. 
for a Part of the Time ; 5 and afterwar ds to fow, 
them for growing. 
“This is found to tee the. End, 
faves much Trouble, _ 2. i | 
For this Purpofe,. Meiog a aay of 
Holly-berries of the prefent Year,. gathered when 
of due Ripenefs, and fit for Ufe; dig up a 
> and: it. 
Yard’s. Breadth in the Ground. A, full shame : 
\ 
et i ae 
them no: Hrarm..: 
Depth, and “third” out all the Mould. 
the Bottom of this Opening, and cover it 
evenly and pretty thick with the Berries. Then 
break the Mould and cover them with it to the 
- Level of the Surface ; letting the Bed rife a lits 
tle in the Middle, to throw off the Water: and 
thus leave them for the fucceeding Year. 
_ They will at this Depth in the Ground, be 
out of the Way of Vermine, and they will be all 
the Time preparing for Growth; fo that being 
taken up at the fame Seafon the next Year, and 
fowed in the ufwal Manner, they Will fhoot the 
following Spring. | 
We have mentioned two of the:common Trees, 
and muft. not omit a third ; which. tho’ com- 
mon, is not lefs valuable, this is the Bhmg: iirc. 
The beft Method of propagating it, is by 
Layers ; ; and the Nurfery fhould nat be without 
a Stool or two for this Purpofe. 
. This Stool. is a well rooted Stump of Elm, 
on off near the Ground, that its Shoots may 
| be of a due Height for convenient Laying. 
The beft Method is therefore. to bury them at |} 
_ this Cafe the Method: is :véry eafy. © 
This is the Time of performing ity and in 
The Earth is to be well dug, about the Stook j 
| the Shoots are. to be laid i in and pege ged pg 
_ and covered, four Inches: - 
The Moifture, of the Gronntf at ahi: Pine: will 
promote their Rooting, and. — essere will - , 
With this,. we. {halk clofe fans Bote of the 
_prefent Week: imthis: Partofi the Ground | 
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SECT TON, 
Pomow a 
HE Catalogue we gave ‘of Fi ruits in Sac, 
fon for the laf Week, may be..under-. 
-ftood as continued for this ;, the greater Part, be- 
ing fuch, as.do.not fpeedily decay... 
“We eae it the more extenfive, and. included: 
in it thofe feveral Kinds. for this Purpofe, that; 
we might here enter upon the Article, of ga-. 
thering and_preferving fuch Kinds as are ca- 
pable oF being kept throughout the whole, 
or a confiderable Part of the Winter. | 
“We have hitherto been able to direct the 
Gardener to furnifh his” Deferts from his Wee 
but the Seafon is approaching, when they will 
yield nothing more. 
This Part of an- Entertainment, ‘may, how- 
ever, be then fupply’d from the Store: -room, and: 
weareabout'to lay: down the Methed ‘of Providing | 
for the doing that in’ the beft pone Manner. 
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a the FRUIT-GARDEN, 
| eid Pop gored 
" The M etbod' ge Gathering and  Preferving ier Pear. 
The Pee RRS of Winter- fruit depends fole- 
ly upon two Things ; ; the Manner of: 
and the Method af curing them. | 
- The dattér is not well’ underftood ; and the for- 
gathering, 
| mer; by moft of i Gardeners i know, is uteer- 
_ ly difregarded. © 
A great many of the decayed Fruits we {ee j in’ 
| ‘Wikiter! among the Kinds'that might have been 
| preferved-better, have been deftroyed by gather- 
| Ing at an improper Seafon; or by fome Pinch in” 
the taking them from the Tree. 
Thefe Accidents, efpecially if attended with 
ill keeping, bring on a Decay in Part, or entire- 
ly: and when: this Once begins, it fpreads; not’ 
| only in the fame Fruit, but to all that lie about‘it. 
Péars are a very confiderable Article, in the® 
| Lift of autumnal Fruits that will keep for Win- 
‘ters and they'requite a-peculiat Care in the Time 
of 
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