5.6 ON PLAN TING 



of planting, for the many reafons before 

 given. 



A MAN may, with care, plant four hun- 

 dred in a day, where the holes are made, 

 and do them well. As they are planted, 

 it would be of great lervice to them to 

 lay fome long grafs, heath, or mofs round 

 each ; it will not be much trouble, as the 

 parings which come off when the holes 

 were made will be near at hand. It will 

 keep out the drought in fummer, and pre- 

 vent the froft from loofening the mould in 

 winter ; for altjiough the frofl is not fo 

 detrimental to the planted tree as to the 

 leedling plants, the tree will thrive much 

 better when the mould is not fo light 

 about it. 



FIRS and Pines are in general planted 

 all the winter months, efpecially the Scotch 

 Fir, and very often with good fuccefs ; yet 

 it is not the bed: method in poor ground, 

 for the reafons before given. Early in 

 autumn is the beft feaion for planting them 



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