PLANTING. 



planted in the humid or loamy parts may 

 not be spewed out of the ground, by severe 

 frosts. From the first of November, to the 

 middle of February, is a good season for the 

 first object ; and from that time to the mid- 

 dle or end of March for the latter. 



But the season of Planting may be regu- 

 lated by other circumstances. If the Plant- 

 ing can be accomplished in a few days or 

 weeks, if the soil is of a middling texture, 

 and the field flattish, perhaps the end of Ja- 

 nuary and first ten days of February will be 

 the most eligible time. If the season proves 

 wet, and the site required draining in the 

 preparation, perhaps the land may net be in 

 proper condition for planting before the mid- 

 dle of March, or first of April; for it is of 

 equally bad consequence to the welfare of 

 the plants, if they are committed to the soil 

 in a sour and wet, or in a dry parched 

 state. 



At a time when the soil is neither wet nor 

 dry, the operation of planting is most easily, 

 and also most successfully performed, The 

 mould adheres not to the spade, nor does it 

 run m; it Divides well, and with little trou- 



