44 PRACTICAL FORESTRY. 



exist between the source of supply and the work in 

 progress. Previous to the planting the nursery has 

 been, we may, of course, assume, carefully inspected, 

 and its power of supply tested. It is known how 

 many trees of each kind are required, and how far the 

 nursery can supply the want. The trees in the nur- 

 sery by transplanting have been fitted for this special 

 requirement. The strength of the staff is known, the 

 number of trees they can plant in a day is known, the 

 kind of trees required is known, the method of con- 

 veyance has been decided upon, and the men and 

 boys told off to assist the nurseryman. The forester 

 will appoint a careful man on the ground to receive 

 the trees as they arrive, whose duty it will be to supply 

 the planter and carefully heel in those not required. 

 He will allow no trees to lie exposed more than a few 

 hours in front of the men, and at night his duty vvill 

 be to collect all not planted and lay in by their heels 

 until the morning, letting them be the first to be 

 planted next day. If the area to be planted is large, 

 and the distance from the nursery great, it is a good 

 plan to arrange previously some temporary nurseries 

 on or near the site ; but this is not necessary in or- 

 dinary cases. 



No trees but those well-developed and well-rooted 

 should be planted out, and if any unfit escape the 

 nurseryman they must be thrown out by the planter 

 and returned to the nursery. By care they may be 

 fitted for planting out at some future period. 



We must consider two methods of planting, viz., 

 notching and pit-planting : the former is resorted to 

 in hill land, and where the herbage is short and the 



