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On the Cultivation of Orchards, and 
Great Blanquet 
Musk Robiue ..... Yellow; rich; great bearer. 
Holland Bergamot .... 
White and Grej' Monsieur John . Very fine. 
Rouseline Pear Very juicy axid good ; late. 
Crosaiie Pear Very good and fine ; late. 
Brown Buerrie Pear 
Swan's-Egg Pear .... Green, or brownish ; small. 
Golden Buerre Rich scarlet. 
Red Orange Pear .... Greenish and purple ; rich flavour. 
August Muscat Light yellow; smooth; excellent sum- 
mer fruit. 
Summer Bergamot .... Rich and juicy. 
Autumn Bergamot .... Rich; juicy; highly perfumed ; great 
bearer. 
Before we quit the subject of rearing plants, it may be well to 
observe that it is a common practice, after the plants have been 
removed to wide rows, to cover the intervals thickly with furze, 
Avhen it is readily obtainable, which prevents the growth of weeds, 
keeps the ground moist, and, as it decays, yields manure to the 
trees. It would perhaps be a better practice to raise two or three 
successive crops of manured potatoes. 
Planting Out. 
When the trees have shed their leaves is the most proper time 
for planting out. They should be taken up Avilh their lateral 
roots at least two feet in length, and planted as soon after as pos- 
sible. In ])lanting orchards, the ground, for the space of at least 
G feet in diameter, should be trenched to the depth of 16 or 18 
inches, and well broken by the spade or mattock, the turf being 
thrown to the bottom. It is of some importance that the tree, 
when planted in the orchard, should stand in the same position, 
with regard to the points of the compass, as that in which it grew 
in the nursery ; and, in order to ensure this, the south or north 
side of the trees should be marked before they are removed from 
the nursery, and this might be done when trees are purchased at 
the time of selection. Care should be taken to surround the roots 
with the finest part of the mould, and to plant the trees at pre- 
cisely the same depth ;is that at which they before grew. The 
ragged or lacerated ends of the roots should be taken ofl' with the 
knife; and the hole, after being duly prepared as above, opened 
wide enough to admit the longest of them. If the ground at the 
time of phanting be drv, and water can be conveniently procured, 
two or three bucketsful, applied to each of the trees, will be of 
essential service in securing its growth. The tree being placed 
in the hole, and temporarily fixed in its proper position by a 
single stake, the hole should be nearly filled with mould, and the 
