OCR Text |
Show NU NU Bw NU Ts Nurfery. The Diftance which they fhould be planted, if defign’d for Standards, fhould be three Feet and an half, or four Feet, Row from Row, and a Foot and anhalf diftant in the Rows; but if for Dwarfs, three Feet Row from Row, and one Foot in the Rows, will be a fufficient Diftance. In taking thefe Stocks out of the Seed-beds, you muft raife the Ground with a Spade, in order to preferve their Roots as intire as poffible; then with your Knife you fhould prune off all the very {mall Fibres ; and if there are any which have a Tendency to root downright, fuch Roots fhouldbe fhortened: Then having thus prepar’d the Plants, you fhould draw a Line acrofs the Groundintended to be planted, and with your Spade open a Trenchthereby exactly ftrait, into which you fhould place them at the Diftance before defign’d, fetting them exactly upright; and then put the Earth in clofe to them, filling up the Trench, and with your Foot prefs the Earth gently to the Roots of them, obferving not to difplace them fo as to make the Rows crooked, which will render them unfightly. Thefe Plants fhould by no means be headed, or pruned at Top, whichwill weaken them, and caufe them to produce lateral Branches, and thereby fpoil them. from Grafts ; thefe fhould therefore be always budded. i The Nurfery defign’d for Foreft-trees and Flower 8, fhould be larger than thar for Fruit-trees, efpecially if you intend to make large Plantations of thefe Trees: But in planting of thefe, you thould always obferve to place the large growing Kinds by themfelves, feparate fromthofe of lower Growth, otherwife the large Trees will overfhade and ftarve the fmaller: But as the Method of propagating all the different Sorts of thefe Trees, whether from Seeds, Cuttings or Layers, is fet down under their feveral Articles, fo jt is needlefs to repeat it in this Place. I fhall therefore only add, that after you have drawn off the Trees from any Part of your Nurfery, you fhould, fora Year or two, employ the Ground for Kitchen-Garden, or fome other Summer-Crops, in order to refreth it, before you plant it again with Trees; and you fhould always obferve to put different Sorts of Trees upon the Groundfrom thofe which grew in the fame Place before, otherwife they feldom thrive well. The Ground you intend for the FlwerNurfery, fhould be well fituated to the Sun, but defended from ftrong Winds byPlanta- tions of Trees or Buildings, and the Soil fhould If the Winter fhould prove very cold, it will be of great Service to your young Stocks, to lay fome Mulch upon the Surface ferv’d, efpecially for bulbous-rooted Flowers, of the Ground near their Roots, whichwill prevent the Froft from penetrating the Ground Particulars of which are exhibited under the fo as to hurt the tender Fibres which were In this Nurfery fhould be planted the Offets of all your bulbous-rooted Flowers, where they are to remain until they become blowing produced after planting: But you fhould be careful not to let it lie too thick near the Stems of the Plants, left the Moifture of the Dung fhould hinder the tender Bark, which it often be light and dry, which muft always be obwhichare defign’dto be planted therein. The Articles of Flowers. Roots; when they fhould be remov’dinto the Pleafure-Garden, andplantedeither in Beds does where there is not due Care taken to pre- or Borders, according to the Goodnefs of the vent If. Flowers, or the Management which they re- In the Summer-feafon, you mutt always obferve to hoe and deftroy the Weeds; which if permitted to remain in the Nurfery, will greatly weaken and retard the Growth of your Stocks: And the fucceeding Years, youfhould obferve to dig up the Ground every Spring between the Rows, which will loofen it fo, as that the Fibres mayeafily ftrike out on each Side, and the Weeds will be thereby deftroy’d : You fhould alfo obferve, where any of the Stocks have fhot out lateral Branches, to prune themoff, that they may be encourag’d to grow upright and fmooth. The fecond Year after Planting, fuch of the Stocks as are defign’d for Dwarf-trees, will be fit to bud; but thofe which are defion’d for Standards, fhould be fuffer’d to grow five or fix Feet high before they are budded-or grafted. The Manner of Budding and Grafting being fully defcrib’d under their refpe- ctive Heads, I fhall not repeat them in this Place; nor need I fay any thing more of treating thefe Trees after budding, that being alfo treated of under the feveral Articles of Pruits; I thall only add, that thofe Stocks, Which were budded in the Summer, and-have fil d, may be grafted the following Springs but Peaches and Neéarines feldom take well quire. rf You may alfo, in this Ground, raife the feveral Sorts of bulbous-rooted Flowers from Seed, by which Means new Varieties may be obtain’d: But moft People are difcouraged fromfetting about this Work, fromthe Length of Time before the Seedlings will come 1 flower ; however, aftera Perfon hath once be- gun, and conftantly continu’d fowing every Year, after the Parcel firft fown has flower’ : the regular Succeffion of them:coming annually to flower, will not render this Methodfo tedious asit at firft appear’d. ig Se The feedling Auriculas, Polyanthus's, a nunculus’s, Anemonies, Carnations, &c. late be rais’d in this. Nurfery, where they fhould : preferv’d until they have flower’d 3 when Ua fhould mark all fuch as are worthy of con tranfplanted into the Flower-Garden ; ie fhould be done in their proper Seafons : ee is not fo well to have all thefe eat Flowers expos’d to publick View.in the ee Garden, becaufe it always happens; a there are’ great Numbers ofordinary ee produe’d amongft them, which will . oe an indifferent Appearance in the Plea Garden In In this Place alfo fhould be ‘rais’d all the Sorts of Biennial or Perennial Flowers from Seeds, to fupply the Borders of the PleafureGarden as the old Roots decay ; fuch as StockJuly-Flowers, Canterbury Bells, Fox Gloves, French Eoneyfuckles, Wall-flowers, Columbines, Hollybocks, Campanula’s, and many other Sorts, which are all under their refpective Articles treated of, with the Method of propagating each Kind: I thall therefore only add, That the Earthin this Vurjery thouldbe often chane’d, and frefh brought in; as alfo the feveral Sorts of Flowers which are there rais’d, thould be every Year fhifted into different Places, and not the fame Sorts raifed two'or three Yeats upon the fameSpot of Ground, for the Reafon before affign’d. Acron.] The Walnut, The Charaéters are ; It hath Male Flowers (or Katkins) which are produc’d at remote Diftances from the Fruit onthe fame Tree: The outer Cover of the Fruit is very thick and green, under which is a rough hardShell, in which the Fruit is inclos'd, furrounded with a thin Skin; the Kernel is deeply divided into four Lobes; and the Leaves of the Tree are pinnated, or winged. The Species are; Regia vulgaris, C.B. P. The Common Walnut. 2. Nux Juctans; frufu maximo. C. B. P, The large French Walnut. 3. Nux Juc.ans ; fruiiu tenero, putamine. C. B. P. difera. as to be broken between the Fingers without any Difficulty, for which Reafon it is efteem’d the beft worth propagating, for the Fruit, of any of the Sorts. The Virginian Sorts are prefery’d as Rarities by fuch Perfons who are curious in collecting; the feveral Sorts of Trees; but thefe are all worth cultivating for their Timber; whichis pteferable to that of our common Walnuts, and thefe Trees are equally as hardy, ana eighth Sorts; the latter of which produces great Quantities of Fruit annually in the Phyfick Garden, but they are of no Ufe, except to propagate the Species; for their Shells are fo hardas fcarcely to be broken with a Mallet, and the Kernel is fo fmall that it is not worth the Trouble of coming at ir, All the Sorts of Walnuts which até propagated for Timber, fhould be fown in the Places where they are to remain, for the Roots of thefe Trees do always incline downward; which being ftopp’d or broken, do prevent their afpiting upward, fo that they afterwards divaricate into Branches, and become low fpreading Trees; but fuch as ate propagated for Fruit, are greatly mended by tranfplanting, & fragili The thin-thell’d Walnut, 4. Nux Juctans; Double Walnut. The fecond and third Sorts are chiefly pre- ferr’d for their Fruit, which are very large 3 and the Shells of the third Sort are fo tender, the common Soft, efpecially the feventh and NUX JUGLANS; [of Nux a Nut, and Juglans, as tho’ Fovis Glandis, i.e. Fupiter’s five fucceed, but thefe feldom make fo good Trees; as thofe whichare rais’d from Seeds. fome of them of much quicker Growth than NUX AVELLANA ; vide Corylus, 1. Nux Juctans; inarch the Sorts intended upon any common Walnut-Stock; in which Method they will C. B. P. The _5: Nox Juonans ; frudéiu ferotin. C. B. P The late Ripe Walnut. 6. Nux Jucuans; fruétu perduro. Tourn. The Hard-fhell’d Walnut. 7. Nux Juctans; Virginiana nigra. H. LL. The Virginian Black Walnut. 8. Nux Juctans; Virginiana, nigra, frudlu oblongo, profundiffime infculpto. Rand, Virginian Black Walnut, with a long furrow’d Fruit, 9. Nux Jucranss Virginiana, foliis vulgari JSimilis, frudiu Jubrotundo, cortice duriore levi, Pluk. Alm. The Hickery, ov White Virginian Valnut, 10, Nux Jucians 5 Virginiana, alba, minor, fruity nuces mofthate fimilis, cortice glabro, Jummo Saftigio, veluti in aculeum produéio. Pluk. Poyt. The fmall Hickery, or White Virginian Walnut, The fix Sorts firft mention’d are propagated Promifcuoufly in England, and 1 believe are all feminal Variations, and not diftinét Spe- Cles, as in moft other Sorts of Fruit-trees a TOF It rarely happens, that the Trees rais’d from Seeds produce the fame Sort of Fruit again: Sothat thofe who would be fure of their Fruir, fhould either make Choice of fuch Trees in'the Nurfery which have produc’d Fruit, and do Prove to be the Sort they would have, or elfe for hereby they are render’d more fruitful, and their Fruit are generally larger and faitet : It being a common Obfervation,; That down- tight Roots do gréatly encourage the luxuriant Growth of Timber in all Sorts of Trees; but fuch Trees as have their Roots fpredding near the Surface of the Ground, are always the moft fruitful. The Nuts fhould be préfefv’din their outér Covers in dry Sand until February 3 when they fhould be planted in Lines, at the Diftance you intend them to femain; but in the Rows they ray be plac’d pretty clofe, for fear thé Nuts fhould mifcarry 3 and the young Trees, where they are too thick, may be :remov’d after they have grown three or four Years; leavine thé Remainder at the Diftance where they aré to ftand. In tranfplanting thefé Trees, you fhould always obferve never to prune cither their Roots or Branches, both which are very injurious to them; nor fhould you be too bufy in lopping or pruning the Branches of thefe Trees, for it often caufes them to decay ? But when there is a Neceflity of cutting any of their Branches off, it fhould be done early in September, that the Wound may heal over be-+ fore the Cold increafes,and the Branches fhoulé always be cut off quite clofe to the Trunk, otherwife the Stump which’ is left will decay, and’ rot the Body of the Tree. The ‘beft Seafon for tranfplanting thefe Trees, is fo foon as the Leaves begin to decay; at which time, if they are carefully taken UP; an |