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same as planting with a peg. As regards the British 

 method of notching it must be noted that the root- 

 system obtains an altogether unnatural position, it being 

 completely pressed to one side (compare Fig. 49, , on 

 page 112). It has been already pointed out in that place, 

 that often many years pass before this drawback is over- 

 come. The system as practised in Britain can only yield 

 satisfactory results under a favourable climate and in the 

 case of certain species. It is chiefly employed in planting 

 Scotch Pine and Larch plants two to four years old. 



3. Mound Planting. 



Apart from wet and swampy localities, planting is 

 sometimes done on mounds, instead of in pits. 



The mounds are formed either 

 by scraping together the ordi- 

 nary soil, or by depositing a 

 basketful of specially prepared 

 soil at regular intervals. The 

 plant is inserted into an opening 

 Fig. 66. produced in the centre of the 



mound, and then the soil pressed 



round the roots until the mound has been re-formed. 

 Finally the mound is, whenever practicable, covered 

 with turf, to protect it against rapid drying. For this 

 purpose two pieces of turf are placed, one on the shady 

 side (a), and the other on the sunny side (&), so that 

 the latter overlaps the former (Fig. 66). In the absence 

 of turf, stones may be placed on the mound. 



The method is only suited to plants with a shallow 

 root-system, if the mounds are to be of moderate size. 

 It has yielded good results on soil, such as gravel or 



