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therefore cannot speak of it ; but most of the other 

 machines and appliances I have seen, and with 

 all due respect to them, and appreciation of their 

 special merits, I have to say that none possesses 

 so many advantages, and so few disadvantages, 

 as the common but by far too little appreciated 

 " janker." One objection to it is that the tree has to 

 be conveyed horizontally instead of upright. That. 

 in our view, is one of its chief merits, for it is very 

 seldom on any road that a clear headway of 20 feet 

 is at command, and therefore the horizontal position 

 suits best. The roots must, of course, be protected, 

 which is easily done, and the branches, which would 

 otherwise trail on the ground, are easily supported on 

 low- wheeled boggies to any degree of perfection. It is 

 the common janker I use, and the success hitherto 

 attending it will compare favourably with any other 

 apparatus I have seen or known. The most common 

 and best implement for ordinary planting of moorland 

 is the half -worn garden spade ; it answers for general 

 purposes better than any other known or in use, and 

 can be turned to almost any account for the purpose. 



The planting-iron, which is a small and feeble im- 

 plement compared with the spade, does very well for 

 planting sandy links or arable land, where very small 

 plants are used ; but it is not so convenient for re- 

 moving turf, making pits, or removing any of the 

 various obstacles that stand in the way of properly 

 putting in a plant. I would therefore recommend the 

 common spade in preference to the planting-iron, 

 which is simply a miniature spade made of solid iron, 

 except the cross part which fills the hand, which is 

 wood. 



