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THE FRUIT GARDEN. 
[July, 
to the waj or espalier at regular distances, and in their due posi- 
tion. N^er pull ott'any leaves nor thin the branches in order to 
expose th fruit to the sun, as the sudden exposure would be ex- 
tremely ijurious to themj by it their skins would be hardened and 
contracte, and their growth greatly retarded. Though I am not 
fond of ing the knife too freely at this season, which is a very 
common nd pernicious practice, yet it will be proper to cut out 
irregulamd disorderly shoots, but this must be done judiciously, 
and an aindant supply of young wood left for the winter pruning, 
particulay on the peaches, nectarines, figs, apricots, and morella- 
cherriesyvhich generally bear their fruit on the preceding year's 
wood: tlapi'icot bears on fruiting-spurs likewise. 
Pick (' all punctured and decaying fruit and give them to the 
hogs; alssuch as have fallen in that state from the trees; for the 
worms tt are in these fruit, which have been the cause of their 
decline, ill soon arrive at their fly or winged state, and attack the 
remainii fruit. 
Lookirefully over the fruit trees which have been grafted last 
spring d)udded in the former season, and sufier no shoots from 
the stoc to remain, for these will rob the grafts of their nourish- 
ment. 
Budding or Inoculating. 
Budcg may be performed on some kinds of fruit trees about 
the mide of this month, but as that subject is fully treated of in 
the nurfy department, I refer you thereto for information. 
Destroy Wasps, Sj-c. 
Hanpp glass phials filled with honey or sugar water in dif- 
ferent [ts among the wall, espalier, and standard fruit trees, in 
order tiestroy wasps, ants, &c., which would otherwise infest and 
devoume choice fruit; by the sweetness of the water they are 
temptento the phials and frequently drowned; but these should 
be huniefore the fruit begins to ripen, for then the insects would 
be muGooner tempted to the water than after having tasted the 
fruit: ere a sufficient number of glasses are placed in time, pro- 
perly anded to, and the water occasionally renewed, very little 
damags done by these insects. 
Clean the Borders, Sfc. 
Hoed clean the ground about your espalier and wall trees, for 
if weeare permitted to grow at this season, they will rob the trees 
of a gt portion of their nourishment: cut oft" all suckers which 
arise fi the roots of the trees, as they are produced, for these are 
robbernd would injure them much if suffered to remain. 
