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THE FRUIT GARDEN. 



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trained, for those which are now laid in, are the shoots from 

 which the fruit is to be expected next year. And as these 

 trees bear no fruit except from the one year old shoots, it is 

 best to leave a sufficiency at this time, as it will be very easy 

 to prune such away (at the general season for pruning) as are 

 not wanted. 



Let them be laid in regularly, not one across another, and 

 secure them properly, for, on account of the broadness of the 

 leaves, the winds and rain have great power over them. 



NEW-BUDDED TREES AND BUDDING. 



Go over tlie stocks or trees which were budded in July, and 

 let all the bandages be loosened. 



This should generally be done in about three weeks, but 

 never exceed a month, after the budding is performed ; other- 

 wise, as the bud will swell, the sap will be stopped in its 

 regular course, and the parts about the bud will be pinched, 

 and swell irregularly. 



Likewise in trees budded last year, now advancing in their 

 first shoot, examine that part of the stock below the inocula- 

 tion ; and where there are any shoots sent forth in that place, 

 let them be taken off close. 



Budding may still be performed, and will be successful, in 

 most sorts of stone-fruit, as peaches, nectarines, apricots, 

 plums, See. ; but this must be done in the beginning, and not 

 later than the middle of this month. 



CLEARING FRUIT-TREE BORDERS. 



Let all fruit-tree borders be now kept clean and free from 

 weeds of any kind whatever, and let no litter be seen on any 

 parts thereof. 



These borders, when kept clean, have not only an agree- 

 able appearance to the eye, but have a very beneficial effect on 

 the fruit, by reflecting the heat on the fruit, and thereby ripen- 

 ing and greatly improving their flavor. 



