238 FOREST WORK FOR THE MONTH. [Jan. 



quantity, spread them out thin upon a dry floor, and expose to 

 currents of dry air, until they are dry enough for storing with 

 safety. 



Where ground has Leen frequently cropped, cover over with clean 

 fresh soil, if it can be procured, or with well-rotted turf and rotted 

 leaves as early as possible. 



Hawthorn being an early sprouter, should be transplanted into 

 hedges and nursery rows before tlie buds begin to expand. 



PleA-SUEE Gkounds. — ^Do not allow fallen leaves to lie scattered 

 over the grounds, or accumulated in corners, or under shrubberies ; 

 but have them cleaned up and removed to proper depots for rotting; 

 or carted into cattle yards, to be trodden witli other litter into dung. 

 In whatever manner they may be disposed of, have them cleaned 

 from the pleasure grounds, as their presence there detracts from the 

 amenity of the place. 



Turn over the heaps accumulated last year ; and turn and mix 

 compost preparatory to its being applied to the ground, either as a 

 manure to be worked in to arable land, or as a top-dressing for 

 grass. 



A. Paterson. 



HuNSTUETE, Pe>;sfiii:d, Bristol. 



SCOTLAND. 



THE operations recommended for last mouth are equally applic- 

 able for this month, to which I beg to refer those of your 

 readers to whom these remarks are of any interest. 



If the weather is open and the soil in a fair working state, the 

 seeds of lioUy, hawtliorn, etc., which have been kept in pits during 

 the summer, should be sown and covered with about half an inch of 

 soil. Sow also acorns and cliestnuts if not done in the autumn, 

 covering the former to a depth of from half an inch to an incli, and 

 the latter to a full inch. Complete the transplanting of hawthorns, 

 whether in hedgerows or in nursery lines. Nursery work should 

 be kept well forward, if possible, so as to permit of the spring 

 operations being undertaken without undue pressure. 



I). S. 



