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12. Select plants from the clearings or unshaded openings in the bush, 

 never from under older ones, and as much as possible from soil and ex- 

 posure of a similar character to that to which they are to be removed. 



13. Hardwood trees are safer to transplant than the pine and spruce. 



14. The best sorts are maple, birch, beech, ironwood, ash, elm, butter- 

 nut, oak, and hickory, with pine, spruce, and hemlock to intermix. 



15. To save time and insure better success, remove the plants from the 

 bush, or the public nursery, in October, and trench them close together, 

 but separately, in dry soil, covering them firmly with earth. 



16. Before trenching, cut off any over-length}' rough root, and branch, 

 but take care of the small fibres and the top leader. 



17. Avoid tall branchless trees that have been growing close together 

 a two or three feet one will do better than one ten or twelve feet in 

 length. 



18. In removing from the bush, dig all round before lifting ; do not 

 pull much nor shake off all the earth. 



19. Never forget that drought is more dangerous than a little frost. 



20. Two men in one day will dig up, waggon home, and trench in the 

 garden nursery, as many as 300 plants from your own bush. 



21. Choose calm, cloudy weather, when the soil is moist, but not wet, 

 for planting from the nursery. 



22. Make the pits one-half wider and deeper than the roots require, 

 and never plant deeper than one inch over the old mark on the stem. 



23. Do not plant while water is in the pit. 



24. If for a belt or clump to shelter, plant not farther apart than seven 

 feet in any direction. 



25. The object of planting so close as seven feet (900 per acre) is to 

 .afford individual shelter, mutual support in several physiological relations, 

 give plenty allowance for failures, and to thin out as required for purposes 

 of profit and individual necessities of trees. 



26. Two men should pit and plant 150 trees per day. 



27. Spread out all fibrous roots in the pit, fill in the top or best loamy 

 soil first, shaking the plant and gently pulling it up a little, when fully 

 half the earth is in, tramp firmly with the foot, and finish up with the re- 

 mainder of earth. 



28. Use a variety of trees, not one or two species only, as the success 

 will be more certain. 



29. During the first season examine after high winds, and toe any 

 openings round the plants. 



