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earlier period than the former, and, also, as late in the season as 
the bark of the stock will rise freely, for the admission of the bud. 
In three weeks or a month after inoculation, you will see which 
of them have taken, by their fresh and plump appearance, and at 
that time you should loosen the bandages, for if kept on too long 
they would pinch the stocks and greatly injure, if not destroy, the 
buds. Those that appear shrivelled, black, or decayed, are good 
for nothing. 
In this dormant state the buds should remain, till the March fol- 
lowing, when the stocks are to be headed down, as directed in the 
JVursery for that month. 
Note. The cuttings should not be taken off the trees in the mid- 
dle of the day, if the weather be hot and dry, for at such times they 
will perspire so fast, as soon to leave the buds destitute of moisture; 
but if you are obliged to fetch them from some distance, as it 
often happens, you should be provided with a tin case, about 
twelve inches long, and a cover to the top, which must have five or 
six holes; in this case, you should put as much water as will fill it 
about two inches high, and place your cuttings therein in an up- 
right position, so that the parts which were cut from the tree may 
be set in the water, and then fasten down the cover to keep out the 
air; the holes in the cover will be sufficient to let the perspiration 
of these branches pass off, which, if pent in, would be very hurtful 
to them; you must also be careful to carry it upright, that the water 
may not reach to the buds, which would so saturate them, as to de- 
prive them of any attractive force to imbibe the sap of the stock. 
Inoculate and Lay curious Trees and Shrubs. 
Agreeable to the preceding directions and observations, inoculate 
roses, jasmines, and such other kinds as you desire to propagate in 
that way. The moss rose, may, in particular, be increased by this 
means, as it is not very free in producing suckers: this may be 
budded on stocks of any kinds of common roses, that have been 
either raised from seed or suckers. 
The proper stock to bud any of the more curious kinds of jas- 
mines on, is that of the common white jasmine. 
Continue, also, to propagate the various kinds of trees, and shrubs, 
by layers and cuttings, as directed last month. 
Ordinary Attendance. 
Weeding, shading, and watering, must now be particularly at- 
tended to, as directed last month; without which, much injury 
will be sustained, especially by the seedlings, layers, and late trans- 
planted trees and shrubs. 
You should continue to train your evergreens, for the purposes 
they are designed; and when any of your forest-trees shoot too 
vigorously near the roots, those branches may be pruned off to en- 
courage their heads. 
