134 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ii inch mesh, No. i8 B.W.G., was used, the netting being 

 embedded in the ground to a depth of 6 inches. Gateways 

 were placed in the fence at the most convenient points. 



The transplants are lined out into rows in the nursery by 

 the use of the transplanting board. The transplanting board 

 method is a great boon to the assistant forester or nurseryman, 

 as compared with having to do all transplanting by the hand 

 method. The latter causes great discomfort to the men, and 

 is the direct cause of club-rooted plants; for 50 per cent, of 

 the men never acquire the knack of doing transplanting by 

 hand properly, and even adept layers are apt to get careless, 

 owing to the great discomfort caused by the unnatural position 

 necessary while doing the work. 



To raise plants from seed, the method most suitable for a 

 wet locality is drill-sowing. The heavy rains of the latter and 

 early months of the year, when cultivated plant life is in a 

 dormant state, encourages the growth of moss which covers 

 the seed-beds. With broadcast sowing this green coating is 

 most injurious, as it prevents the free action of the air in 

 the soil, whereas in drill-sowing the soil can be stirred between 

 the drills with a small hoe, and this gives free aeration to the 

 soil, upon which plant life is so dependent. 



In wet districts moles are numerous, and they do considerable 

 damage in the nursery. However, as a safeguard against 

 severe flooding, an open drain 18 inches deep was made 

 around the nursery, and this open drain has the effect of 

 minimising the depredations of these animals. 



