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In hard weather felling and thinning should be com- 

 menced, and also any pruning of green limbs that is 

 necessary. 



Collect seed of Oak, Spruce, Silver Fir, Thorn, and 

 Holly, also Beech and Ash if late in ripening. 



Ash, Thorn, and Holly seed should be stored, mixed 

 with sand in a pit or clamp to rot the outer covering. 



Collect leaves for compost heap. 



December. 



Continue planting in open weather and felling during 

 frosty spells. Hedge pruning. 



Towards the end of the month, pits that have been 

 opened in stiff soils, should be suitable for the reception 

 of plants. Attend to recently planted areas after thaws 

 and high winds. Collect seeds of conifers from December 

 onwards to March from good trees that have been felled. 



General Work for the Whole Year. 



Eepairing fences. Keeping the mouths of drains and 

 ditches clear of rubbish. Watching plantations for signs 

 of insect or other damage. 



