120 ‘PRACTICAL FORESTRY 
in sphagnum moss in large willow baskets. In two 
instances they carried well and have since grown well 
in spite of their long journey across the sea. In 
another instance they were delayed, and were in con- 
sequence moldy, yellow in color, and had begun al- 
ready to sprout. The best of these were planted, and 
many have lived, although in almost every case where 
the tip had sprouted, the sprout withered and died, 
and a lateral bud developed into a leader for the fol- 
lowing year. This was, of course, a great drawback. 
Many died, and even those which lived grew with 
reluctance for some time. The first year a healthy 
two-year-old plant is planted it grows slowly. It must 
first establish itself. At the end of the first year, 
therefore, the terminal bud is not a strong one. It 
grows slowly even during the second year, but in the 
third season good, active growth usually begins. 
If one raises his own plants there is no delay, no 
shock in transplanting, and the little plants are al- 
ready accustomed to the climate in which they will 
remain until cut for wood. These plants can almost 
always be raised cheaper than they can be purchased 
from nurserymen. 
A little tree should grow bushy and not spindling 
at first. This protects the leader from weeds and 
other injurious influences. 
Every farmer should have a permanent nursery 
