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required. Excavating, levelling, and filling up of ground should now 

 be proceeded with. 



There is a great abundance of seed this year on beech, syca- 

 more, ash, spruce, silver fir, holly, haw, and mountain ash, but a 

 total absence of acorns. 



D. Sym Scott, 



Ballinacuade, Tipperary. Forestei'. 



WALES. 



The preparing and enclosing of ground for planting should be 

 continued, as last month. Where the ground is naturally dry and 

 the soil congenial, or where it has been rendered thoroughly dry by 

 being previously drained, it may be planted towards the end of the 

 month, and the work should be pushed forward during favourable 

 weather, before the winter sets in, and the weather becomes less 

 suitable for planting operations ; and where the ground is of a damp 

 or stiff tenacious nature, or only recently drained, planting may be 

 advantageously deferred till spring, by which time the drains will 

 have had their effect upon the soil, and the ground in other respects 

 made more suitable for the reception of the plants. 



The thinning of young plantations of the fir tribe may be proceeded 

 with, but hardwood plantations, comprising ash, elm, sycamore, and 

 other broad-leaved, deciduous trees, may be left untouched till the 

 end of the month, or until the leaves have fallen. The year's 

 growth of new wood will then have ripened, and the timber more 

 saleable, as being in a better state for after use and preservation than 

 when cut full of sap, and less liable to injury in felling and removing. 

 Continue cutting hedges and pruning forest trees where not already 

 done. Have all open drains and outlets in existing plantations 

 cleared out and put in proper working order. 



Keep all wire and wooden fences in good repair. Transplant ever- 

 green trees and shrubs as last month, and roll walks and grass in 

 pleasure-grounds ; and v/here alterations and turfing are being done, 

 push it forward with all speed during the present month. 



Kinmel Park. Lewis Bayne. 



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