PLANTING. 



when these last are to be planted alternately, 

 it will obviously appear, that to carry the 

 plants is the most advisable method. What 

 has been said above, simply respects planting 

 in mixture with many kinds, and each of va- 

 rious quantity. But one general rule ought 

 to prevail in all cases : expose the roots to 

 the air as little as possible, especially if it be 

 sharp and frosty. 



Secondly, let the planters follow. And 

 from the above it would appear, there are 

 two people to be employed together; that 

 is, a man to plant, and his boy or girl to 

 hold. 



By the mode of preparation treated of in 

 Section I. the pit has been dug several 

 months ; the surface is encrusted, and per- 

 haps covered with weeds. He first strikes 

 the spade downwards to the bottom, two 

 or three times, in order to loosen the soil ; 

 then poaches it, as if mixing mortar for the 

 guilder; lifts out a spade full, and, if neces- 

 sary, two, so as to make ample room for all 

 the fibres, without being crowded toge- 

 ther ; chops the rotten turf remaining in 

 the bottom, and levels the whole. The 



