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three or four feet distant around them, and, every au- 

 tumn, some well rotted manure should be dug in around 

 each tree, and every spring the bodies of the Apple, 

 Pear, Plum, and Cherry trees, and others that it is par- 

 ticularly desirable to promote the growth of, should be 

 brushed over with common soft soap, undiluted with 

 water — this treatment will give a thriftiness to the trees 

 surpassing the expectation of any one, who has not wit- 

 nessed its effect. Should the first season after trans- 

 planting prove dry, regular waterings will be necessary, 

 and from a neglect of proper attention in this respect, 

 many lose a large portion of their trees during a drought. 



Soil, Culture, fyc. 

 APPLES. 



Hich strong loams are the soils most conducive to tli£ 

 growth of the Apple, but Apple orchards will succeed 

 on any soil except a quicksand or a cold clay, if proper 

 attention is paid to keeping the ground in constant cul- 

 tivation, and manure is regularly dug or ploughed in 

 around the trees. Old well rotted stable manure, de- 

 composed vegetable mould from swamps or woods, and 

 river mud, have been found most suitable for this pur- 

 pose. 



PEARS. 



These succeed in the same soil prescribed for Ap« 

 pies, and in other respects require the same treatment. 

 This tree is, however, subject to one disease peculiar 

 to itself, commonly called the Fire Blight, which at- 

 tacks trees in the most flourishing state, generally com- 

 mencing at the top or extremity of the branches, and 

 extending downwards, the only remed) for this disease 

 is to immediately saw off the branches one two feet 

 be low where the blight extends, in which case tUey ge- 

 nerally revive. 



