Oct.] THE FRUIT-GARDEN. 525 
Planting Fruit-Trees. 
Towards the latter end of this month, you may safely transplant 
most sorts of fruit-trees, but particularly such kinds as shall have 
by that time shed their leaves. This may be done to advantage 
during the entire of next month, if the season continues open, 
provided the ground in which you plant be dry and does not 
lodge water in the winter months; and likewise, that sufficient pains 
be taken to make each tree fast in its place, by nailing or binding it 
up in such a manner as not to be rocked about by the winds; 
otherwise spring planting if done early in March will be more suc- 
cessful, particularly for the peach, nectarine and almond. 
Note. In the more southern states of the Union the planting of 
the more hardy kinds of fruit and other trees, should be completed 
before the end of January, on account of the early vegetation in those 
regions. 
If the borders wherein trees are to be planted, either for the wall 
or espalier, be new, they should be trenched at least two feet deep if 
the good soil admits thereof; but if not, they should be made of 
that depth by adding thereto a sufficiency of good mellow fertile 
soil, such as fresh surface loam, &c. this should be worked to the 
depth of two feet, at least, with the soil of the border, and it would be 
of great advantage to add some good rotten dung, previous to the 
trenching. But if a sufficient quantity of fresh soil cannot be con- 
veniently obtained for the whole, you may sink one, two, or three 
wheel barrows full, together with some rotten dung in the place 
where each tree is to be planted. 
However, where the ground is already of a good quality, as that 
of a common kitchen-garden, &c. the above assistance will not be ne- 
cessary, as trees will prosper sufficiently well in any soil that is pro- 
ductive of good garden vegetables. 
As to aspect, your latest ripening fruits, particularly late peaches, 
should have a warm exposure, and also some of the earliest ripening 
of the various kinds of fruit, on account of having them in perfec- 
tion at an early period. For the method of planting, and proper dis- 
tances, See. see page 221. 
Planting Gooseberries. 
Towards the latter end of this month, or early in November, is the 
best time in the year to plant trees of this delicious and very valuable 
fruit. 
You may plant them round the borders of the best quarters of 
your kitchen-garden, about two feet and a half, or three feet from 
the walks, and from six to eight feet distant from one another. Or 
they may be planted in continued plantations, the rows from eight 
to ten feet asunder and the plants six or seven feet apart, in the 
rows. In the latter case the ground between the rows may be 
occupied with winter spinach, corn-sallad, lettuces, and winter cres- 
ses; and in spring and summer, with rows of sallading of various 
kinds, dwarf peas and beans, or any other low growing crops: but 
