12 THE FLORIST AND 
ordinary care will be necessary to this end, many failures being the con- 
sequence of a neglect of these precautions. In planting, I always dig holes 
twenty inches deep, or thereabout, and fill up with sod or surface soil to 
the surface. On this I plant, and cover the roots with finer surface soil, 
thus leaving it, when finished, slightly mounded ; so that when the soil 
settles to its natural level, the tree will be but just beneath the surface of 
the ground, as a natural seedling would be. I am very particular in this, 
as deep planting kills a multitude of trees. Every tree is staked as soon as 
planted, so that it may defy storms to loosen them. It is a wholesome 
practice, and one I frequently adopt, when planting in the fall, to draw up 
the earth around the stem, considerably higher than it is intended to 
remain, and early in spring to level it again. The object is, to prevent the' 
frost from drawing out the tree, which it frequently does, when the tree is 
planted no deeper than it ought to be. 
In the selection of varieties, I should choose standard, well-known kinds. 
In this district the following kinds do well, and are generally relied upon. 
To ripen in July, Early Bough, or Prince's Early Harvest ; August, Eed 
Astrachan, or Early Strawberry ; September, Gravenstien, Maiden's Blush, 
Porter, and, bearing a good character, though I have not myself tested it, 
Jeffries ; October, Hubbardson's Nonsuch, Rambo, or White Doctor ; Novem- 
ber, Cider Apple, or Rhode Island Greening; December, Swan, and, it is 
said, the Melon; January, Domine, or the Roman Stem; February, Grind- 
stone, Newtown Pippin, Northern Spy, or Roxbury Russet. Some may be 
kept good till April or May, by keeping them in an even and cool tempera- 
ture, and free from fluctuations in the moisture of the atmosphere. 
In the after culture of the apple, attention to insects is of the first 
importance. So little is really known of effectual remedies against these, 
that the best recommendation I could give, would be for each one to 
experiment for himself. 
In the matter of pruning, whenever the trees show signs of feebleness, 
some of the weaker ones should be taken out in the winter season. If 
kept clear of weeds about" them, and occasionally manured, the knife need 
seldom be used. 
Melocoton. 
