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against overdrawing, which is a permanent injury to tlie development 

 of the trees. 



The nursery will still demand attention as to the removing of its 

 stock for transplantation ; the removing and transplanting of layers 

 from stoves, the dressing and coating of the latter with well-made 

 compost, and the laying down of the young shoots ; also the fillmg 

 up of vacant ground in good condition with transplants ; the trench- 

 ing or ridging of vacant ground recently cleared of a crop, and top- 

 dressing the same where necessary. 



See to the condition of fences, dress and crop hedges, and prepare 

 beds for young fence of that kind. Collect leaves and remove to 

 the compost heap ; coat roads with metal or gravel where requiring, 

 and commence ground-work improvements. S. D. 



WALES. 



Where extensive planting is intended to be carried out, the month 

 of November will be a busy one with foresters. This being one of 

 the best months of the year for planting young trees, the work 

 should be pushed forward with all available strength during favourable 

 weather. The preparation of ground to be planted later on will require 

 attention, such as fencing, clearing, draining, and any other work 

 the circumstances of the case may suggest. A good deal of such 

 work may be got through when the weather is unfavourable for 

 planting operations. 



Young thorn and other hedges may also be planted in ground 

 that lias been thoroughly trenched and otherwise prepared to receive 

 the young plants, as well as thorouglily protected against stock, etc. 



Where ground game abounds, it will be necessary to protect 

 young plants by wire netting ; or when the plants are not 

 numerous and of moderate size, they may be dressed with some 

 protective composition. 



The cutting of underwood and the general thinning of planta- 

 tions may now be proceeded with. As a rule, it will be most 

 convenient to commence operations on the outlying plantations. 

 All underwood and hardwood tops should be bound up into faggots, 

 and prepared for firewood for sale or home consumption. 



Where drains exist in plantations undergoing tliinning, it will be 

 necessary to have them cleared out as soon as the thinnings, etc. are 

 removed. Should the thinnings be of small size, they may be carried 

 to the drives at once. 



Trees and shrubs that have been transplanted during the autumn 

 will require attention in the way of adjusting stakes, etc. 



