f&amp;gt; 1 4 Culticaiion of Grafe Land* P lanting. Timber* Trees, &amp;lt;$T. 



i -, ju red by rubbing, a practice of ramming the earth clofely about the roots has 

 been attempted, which in fome foils, and upon fmall fcales of planting, has, iris 

 faid, been found to fuccecd ; but in extenfive concerns it is wholly inadmifliblCj, 

 from the trouble that mud attend it. 



When the plants have been all put in it is a practice with fome to fow or fa the 

 plantations with acorns, as it is found that fown oaks as w r ell as other trees exceed 

 in growth thole that are planted. This work is done either by paring off the furfuce 

 with a mattock, and fetting the acorns with a dibble, or by putting them in ihort 

 drills by the hoe at the diltance of about fix inches. The beftfeafon for performing 

 this bulinefs is in April, and it may be effected the firft, fecond, or third year after 

 planting ; * but the firft or fecond is probably to be preferred. Great care ihould 

 be taken to preferve the acorns well, by expofure to the air and frequent turning for 

 this purpofe, as they are very apt to fprout foon after being gathered. -j- 



After the trees have been planted, it is ncceffary not to lofe fight of the plantation. 

 The young plants muft be kept clean,and free from the annoyance and choking of 

 coarfe weeds of all kinds, for at leaft three or four years. This may be effected by 

 the hoe in many cafes ; but fome have recourfe to the culture of different forts of 

 crops in this view. Jn this methed, however, much care is requifite not only to 

 avoid injuring the plants, but to guard againft the foil being too much impoverilhed 

 and their growth thereby much restricted. 



Where coarfe plants abound, fuch as broom, furze, briers, and other fimilar 

 productions, in all the lefs expofed fituations, they fhould be wholly cut up and 

 deilroyed ; but in bleak cxpofures it may be a better practice to only clear them 

 to a diftance round the trees, fo as that they cannot do any injury by rubbing or 

 ftriking againft them; the other parts being left for the purpofe of flieltering and 

 protecting the young trees. 



* Nicol on Planting, andNottingham Repdrt. 

 t Quantities per Acre ; 

 Acorns, four to fix flrikes. 

 Afh keys, four llrikes. 

 Spanifh chefnuts, one ditto. 

 Hawthorn berries, one ditto. 



It is neceflary to bury the alh keys and hawthorn berries one year in beds or pots of fand before 

 ihey are fown in plantations 



