MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT TREES, &c 263 



that has been penned in ; then turn over the hifls, and put in 

 your plants about three o'clock in the afternoon, making a 

 hollow circle round the bottom of each hill, to feparate the 

 mould of the hills from that on the bed, which will fuffer the 

 fleam to evaporate more eafily ; then watering the plants, 

 lhut them down till next morning, admitting air according 

 to the heat of your bed, taking care not to give too much till 

 your plants are well rooted in the hills, which wriil be in 

 a couple of days ; it will alfo be necefTary to fhade them in 

 the heat of the day, to prevent the plants from flagging. 



In cold frofty weather, you mint by no means fpriukle the 

 plants, as the froft in the night will infallibly bring on the 

 canker. 



Soft water fhould be ufed in fprinkling, or fuch as has been 

 expofed feveral days to the fun. If the water be very hard, 

 put fome wood- allies into it, and ftir it up two or three times 

 a day : it will be fit for ufe in the courfe of two days ; let the 

 allies f ub fide, and ufe the clear water only. 



If your Melons have been infefted with the fpider in the. 

 preceding year, by no means ufe any of the mould again. 



Of the Coccus, 



The Coccus is a genus of infects belonging to the order 

 Hemiptera, whole males have wings, but the females have 

 none. 



The mod common infects of this genus are thofe which 

 attach themfelves to Peach, Nectarine, and Pear trees ; and 

 when full grown they have fomewhat the appearance of a 

 boat with the keel turned upperrno.fi:.. Thefe are apparently 



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