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 ihe method of doing which I 
can only refer them to the Kitchen-garden lor March and AfiriL 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 1 refer them. 
THE FRUIT GARDEN. 
Pruning Wall and Espalier Trees. 
PEACHES, nectarines^ and afiricots, 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 
l^st 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 muke 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 tree at moderate distances, to bear the fruit to be ex- 
pected the ensuing season, at the same tinje cut away all the ill- 
placed and superfluous shoots, and very luxuriant growths, together 
with part of the former year's bearers, 8cc. 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 Apples 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. 
