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end of the straw ; and some times the matting is first 

 fastened as above described, and the straw thatch placed 

 on afterwards. 



When the boxes and bundles are thus prepared, they 

 are hauled to the station or landing to be shipped. Here 

 they are weighed, and the weight marked in pounds, 

 When delivered to the transporters, duplicate bills of 

 lading are made out, signed and delivered to the shipper. 

 When this is received at the shanty or office, the or- 

 der is marked, " filled October 20th, 1869, and goods ship- 

 ped by P. W. & B. R R." The trees are then charged in 

 the journal, a bill made out unless already paid for, and 

 it, together with one of the bills of lading, mailed to the 

 consignee, and the transaction is complete, so far as the 

 nursery is concerned. If they are not paid, lawyers 

 suits, commissions, and reductions of profits will follow ; 

 but we do not propose to speak of this rather piquant 

 and pra.ctical feature of the business. 



The subsequent work is but a repetition or continuation 

 of what we have described ; and it is unnecessary to pur- 

 sue it further. 



It seldom happens that, all the stock is got off in the 

 Fall. The trees that remain, are either left in the rows 

 as they grow, or taken up marked, and heeled-in. 

 The heeling -in is done, by digging a trench, on some suit- 

 able, dry spot, free from roots and stones, about three feet 

 wide, two deep, and as long as may be necessary to con- 

 tain the trees. The trench should, if* convenient, run 

 north-east and south-west. The dirt should be thrown on 

 the north-west side. The trees should then be placed in 

 the trench, in a leaning posture with the tops towards the 

 south-east. The dirt should now be shovelled in and 

 closely packed, both to keep the roots in a natural state, 

 and also to leave no lurking place for mice or moles. 

 When the trench is full, the residue of the dirt should be 

 banked up against the trees and on them from the north- 



