TREATISE ON THE CULTURE AND 



Of the Management of Pear-Trees. 



It will be unneceffary to fay much here on the choice of 

 young Pear- trees ; as the rules already laid down are fufficient 

 for that pnrpofe. 



I would advife thofe who intend to plant Pear-trees, in- 

 ftead of choofing young ones, to look out for the old eft that 

 they can find in the Nurfery, and with ftrong (terns ; to have 

 them carefully taken up, with as much of the roots as 

 poflible, and carefully planted, after cutting in the roots a 

 little, fpreading them as horizontally as you can. Then fill 

 up all round the roots with light dry mould ; forcing it in, 

 about thofe which lie hollow, with a fharp pointed flick; 

 filling the whole up to the top without treading the mould, 

 till you have fir ft filled the hole with as much water as it will 

 contain, leaving it a day or two until the ground has abforbed 

 the water ; then throw on feme frefh dry mould, and tread 

 it as hard as you can ; fill the hole up again with mould to 

 within an inch of the top, and give it a fecond watering, 

 leaving the mould about three inches higher than the border, 

 to fettle of itfelf, and to receive the rain that falls, for at lean: 

 a month. When the mould has become quite dry, you may 

 tread it a fecond time ; then make a large bafon all round the 

 tree, and give it another watering ; then mulch the top over 

 with fome rotten leaves or dung, obferving to water the trees 

 once a week in dry weather, and fprinkle the tops frequently 

 with a pot, or hand- engine, to keep the wood from Ihriveling 

 tiji the trees have taken frefh root. 



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