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have already endeavoured to suggest the requirements in re- 

 gard to the rearing of plants in the Nursery, and will now say 

 a few words relative to their removal, and the preparation 

 for their reception in the Estate. The hole should be made 

 as early as possible in the season, should be deeper, and wider 

 than those usually made, and the land should be kept clear 

 of all weeds. In the moonsoon of the previous season all 

 weeds and forest debris should be carefully collected, 

 either in the renovation pits, or in heaps on the surface, 

 and as soon as the weather is fine enough, the land 

 should be well dug over with the pickaxe. As soon as 

 convenient, a supply of well rotted cattle manure and 

 wood ash should be conveyed to the spot, and after the 

 holes have been made, a small quantity should be 

 placed alongside of each, in the line, and this should 

 be well mixed with the vegetable manure from the renova- 

 tion pits, or the bottom of the heaps above referred 

 to; care being taken to remove all sticks or unde- 

 cayed debris. Two days after the first shower fill- 

 ing should commence. The surface soil of the rows be- 

 tween the lines of holes should be drawn over the manure 

 and then well mixed with the same, and each hole half filled 

 with the mixture. This should be then firmly trodden 

 down and more added until the surface is reached and then 

 a large heap should be made on the top of each hole with 

 all the best portions of the soil which was originally taken 

 from it. In utilizing the soil in the rows, great care should 

 be taken to prevent the cooly shelving in the sides of the 

 hole, as in ordinary filling-in in virgin soil ; endeavour to 

 leave a raised rim of undisturbed soil around each hole. If 

 this simple precaution is neglected the soil in the hole being 

 loose, and the surrounding land firm, and probably outof con- 

 dition; in heavy rain, the whole wash of the surface soaks into 

 the hole, and so saturates the prepared soil that it becomes a 

 perfect swamp. Thousands of plants are rained in this 

 manner yearly. The peg is now simply placed on the top 

 of each little mound marking the hole, and the operation of 

 ' filling is completed by -levelling the surrounding space to 



