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THE NURSERY. 
A§ it is my plan to avoid repetitions as much as possible, in order 
to make room for more important matter, and having gone pretty 
extensively into the nursery business in March, I must refer you 
to that month for general instructions respecting the culture of trees 
and shrubs. You will tliere find the various methods and proper 
periods for grafting; the modes of raising, planting, and training 
all sorts of live hedges; the different ways of cultivating various 
kinds of shrubby plants, forest and fruit trees, by layers, suckers, 
cuttings, seeds, &c., a repetition of which, in this place, would only 
swell the book to no purpose. 
Let it, however, be observed, that the sowing of all kinds of tree 
and shrub seeds (except those that have had a year's previous pre- 
paration,) and also grafting, may successfully be practised in the 
middle states in the early part of this month, and in the eastern 
states till near the latter end thereof; and that the earlier in the 
month such can be done, provided the ground is in good condition, 
and the weather favourable, the better. Propagation by layers, 
suckers, and cuttings, may also be practised in the early part of 
this month, both in the middle and eastern states, and indeed in the 
latter, it is the most eligible season for the performance of that 
work. 
Transplanting. 
All hardy evergreen trees and shrubs, seedling and others, may 
be taken up and transplanted in the first week of this month, (ear- 
lier in the southern states, and not much later in the eastern,) with 
great certainty of success. 
Pines and firs of all kinds may now be removed. Likewise 
cedars, junipers, kalmias and rhododendrons; pyracanthas, hollies, 
evergreen oaks and yews; and also, alaternuses, phillyreas, arbor- 
vitaes and evergreen privet, with many others. 
The seedlings are to be planted as directed in March, the others 
as in page 301, and immediately after, they should have a good 
watering to settle the earth about their roots. Likewise, any de- 
ciduous shrubs and trees of the late shooting kinds may yet be trans- 
planted, if done early in the month. 
Care of new planted Trees and Shrubs. 
Water the new plantations of evergreens and flowering shrubs, 
&c., but in particular those which were' lately planted out from the 
seed-beds. Three times a week will be sufficient for these; and 
for those deciduous kinds that have been transplanted in autumn or 
early in spring, once a week will do; always observing, during this 
month, to give the water very early in the morning. 
