74 THE PRACTICAL PLANTER. 



this practice, provided the plants stand thin 

 in the seminary ; but otherwise, they should 

 be nursed one year in lines a foot asunder, 

 and an inch in line. If they are required of 

 a larger size, remove them from this into 

 other nursery lines, at twelve or fifteen inches 

 apart, and four or five in line, according to 

 the time they are to remain here, which, 

 however, should not be longer than two 

 years for any purpose whatever. 



The AVeymouth Pine should also stand 

 two years in the seminary, and then be nursed 

 two or three years in rows; according to the 

 purpose intended, or the quality and depth 

 of soil wherein it is afterwards to be planted. 

 In either case, fifteen inches between the 

 lines will be sufficient; and if they are to re- 

 main two years, four in line ; but if three, 

 five or six inches in line. 



The tap roots of the seedlings of either 

 may be shortened a little; but at the second, 

 or any subsequent removal, their roots must 

 not be touched. 



COMMON, OR NORWAY SPRUCE, 



Should be removed from the seminary at 



