8 THE PRACTICAL PLANTER. 



Therefore, for the better performance of 

 both methods, I would advise, 1st. For dib- 

 bling : That the ground be well broke in the 

 operation of digging or trenching ; that what- 

 ever is dug, be also planted the same day ; 

 that it neither be dug nor planted in too wet 

 or too dry a state ; that the hole be made 

 large and loose by a twitch of the hand ; that 

 the plant be just sufficiently fastened to keep 

 it in proper position \ and, that at the end of 

 each day's work, the whole be levelled, and 

 the earth closed to the stems of the plants 

 with a short- headed rake. 



*2d. For laying in with the spade: That (in- 

 stead of digging over the ground first, and 

 then planting in a slit or gash, whereby the 

 sides of the slit are hardened, and the roots 

 crowded in), the digging and planting be 

 both carried on together; that is, turn one 

 furrow farther than where the row is to be 

 placed ; cut perpendicularly by the line ; 

 place the plants ; turn another furrow to 

 their roots ; turn a second, or, if necessary, 

 a third furrow ; cut and place as before, 

 &c. Tread none. Smooth all with the 

 rake. 



