The Rescue of an Old Place 



but in the sandiest and most uncomfort- 

 able part of the hill we find little seed- 

 lings that have come up of themselves 

 from the trees at the foot, so that we are 

 fain to confess that Nature understands 

 her business better than we do. 



^ e ver y sma ^ P mes > a f ew inches high, 

 of which we have set a large number on 

 the rear of the hill, do not grow as well as 

 the larger ones, and are more apt to die. 

 So far our experience leads us to prefer 

 good-sized trees of all kinds for transplant- 

 ing, rather than small ones, the larger tree 

 seeming to have more vitality to come and 

 go upon until new roots are formed, and 

 it has become adapted to its new condi- 

 tions. 



We have planted various kinds of acorns 

 in great profusion, but the Mossy-cup and 

 the Chestnut Oak seem to thrive best in 

 this waterless soil. The White and Red 

 Oaks seem to require enriching to hold 

 their own at all, and Maple seedlings, 

 which come up promptly, yield to the first 

 drought, though very small transplanted 

 trees live on. Hickories, though slow in 

 growth, are not vanquished by the con- 

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