PLANTING. 105 



SECTION III. 



On the Distance at which the Trees should be planted, 

 according to Situation, Soil, the Size and Extent of the 

 Plantation, Kc. 



1st. FOR the most exposed', bleak sites, and 

 barren soil, from thirty to forty inches may 

 be considered as a good medium ; varying 

 die distance according to circumstances. For, 

 in an extensive tract, it will hardly happen 

 that there is not a variety of soils. Some 

 parts may be deeper and more loamy ; others 

 more gravelly or rocky. In the former, the 

 greater distance may be advisable ; in the 

 latter, the lesser. But here, the safe side to 

 err on, is planting thick. 



C 2dly. For less exposed sites, and where 

 soil is found above six inches in depth, from 

 four to five feet will be a good medium ; va- 

 rying the distance according to circum- 

 stances, as above. 



Sdly. For belts, stripes, or clumps, whose 

 breadth or diameter do not exceed a 'hun- 

 dred feet, lying in a bleak situation, and of 





