CHAPTER XVI. 



Staking Prevailing wind to be noted Fastenings Dura- 

 bility of stakes Earthing up Forest belts Hedges, 

 &c. Exposed situations better not planted. 



IN situations where the plants are exposed to wind, 

 the sooner they are provided with supports the 

 better at any rate as soon as they have reached a 

 height of ten , or twelve inches, and begin to throw 

 out sufficient leaves and branches to present a 

 resisting surface. 



For small plants of the first season, the " lining " 

 picket may be used for this purpose ; but for larger 

 plants a good stout stake will be required, from 

 three to three and a half feet long, sufficiently strong 

 not to bend, and well pointed so as to penetrate the 

 ground easily. 



Should the wind prevail especially from any one 

 quarter of the compass, the fact must be duly noted, 

 the stake being always posted on the windivard 

 side, by which means chafing and consequent injury 

 to the stem and branches will be effectually avoided. 

 The stake should enter the ground about six 

 inches from the plant, and at such an angle as to 



