136 THE FRUIT-GARDEN. [Feb. 
SOUTHERN STATES. 
In Georgia, South Carolina, and other parts of the more south- 
ern states, this will be a very principal month with the inhabitants, 
for making their Kitchen-gardens; for the method of doing which I 
can only refer them to the Kitchen-garden for March and April, the 
work recommended to be done in these months being quite applica- 
ble with them at this season. 
In the more northerly of the southern states, much work can be 
done in the Kitchen garden this month; but the next will be their 
important period, to which I refer them. 
THE FRUIT-GARDEN. 
Pruning Wall and Espalier Trees. 
PEACHES, nectarines, and apricots, should, in the middle 
states, be pruned about the latter end of this month; the begin- 
ning of next will be a good time in the eastern states. This must 
be duly attended to before the buds are much swelled; for then, 
many of them would be unavoidably rubbed off in performing the 
work. 
Examine these trees well, and cut away all such parts as are use- 
less, both in old and young wood; and leave a proper supply of the 
last year's shoots for next summer's bearing; all old wood that has 
advanced a considerable length, and produced no young shoots 
proper for bearing this year, nor support branches that do. are use- 
less, and should now be cut out, to make room for better; observing 
that a general successional supply of young bearing wood, of the 
best well-placed shoots of last summer, must now be retained in all 
parts of the tVee at moderate distances, to bear the fruit to be ex- 
pected the ensuing season, at the same time cut away all the ill- 
placed and superfluous shoots, and very luxuriant growths, together 
with part of the former year's bearers, &c to make room for the 
successional bearing shoots, as observed in January. 
As you proceed, let the supply of reserved shoots, be shortened, 
each according to its strength. Shoots of a vigorous growth should 
be shortened but a little; that is, you may cut off about one fourth 
of the original length: those of a moderate growth should be 
shortened more in proportion, by cutting off about one third; for 
instance, a shoot of eighteen inches should be shortened to twelve, 
or thereabouts; and observe the same proportion according to the 
different length of the shoots. 
But for the more particular method of pruning these trees, see 
the work of the fruit-garden in January, page 29. 
Pruning of Jlpples and Pears, Sfc. 
Prune apples, pears, plums and cherries* against walls or espa- 
liers; and, if possible, let the whole of them be finished this month. 
