THE PRACTICAL GARDENER. 



[Oct. 



fruit was packed and secured in a dry room, and as much ex- 

 cluded from the air as possible. By this means, the better 

 keeping apples and pears will keep till April and May, and 

 some will keep till June. However, it is probable that fruits 

 packed in charcoal, or very dry bog-mould, may keep much 

 longer. 



PLANTING FRUIT-TREES. 



If plantations of fruit-trees be intended, during the next or 

 the succeeding months, it will be now necessary to begin pre- 

 paring for that purpose ; for full directions see the Planting of 

 Fruit-trees i and Preparation of Soils for them. If it has been 

 a good season, fruit-trees will be lit fur transplanting by the 

 end of this month, and for light soils it is the best season in 

 the year. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



Plantations of gooseberries, currants, and raspberries, where 

 wanted, should be made towards the end of this month. They 

 will be pretty well rooted before winter. 



PRESERVING SMALL FRUITS. 



The gooseberry and currants matted or netted up should 

 occasionally, in dry days, be uncovered, and all decaying leaves 

 picked off, and every thing removed that has a tendency to 

 produce mouldiness, or rottenness. When they are pedectly 

 dry, mat or net them up again, so as to exclude birds, &c. 



