SYLVICULTURE. 



Fig. 13- 



and the roots are spread carefully over this mound and the rest 

 of the soil filled in and firmed (Fig. 13). 



For the heavy spade-work men are of 

 course needed ; but the actual planting is 

 both cheaper and also far better done by 

 women, boys, and girls, than by men, 



On very rocky ground planting in 

 the pockets of soil with a strong hand- 

 trowel might often be a good way of 

 pit-planting. 



3. Mound-planting in wet places con- 

 sists in raising small mounds of earth and 

 planting on the top of these, in whatever 

 way (dibbling, pitting, &c.) seems advisable (Figs. 14 to 17). 



Fig. 14. 



Ordinary Mound-planting with naked 

 plants. 



Combination of Pitting and Monnd-planting 

 with naked plants. 



Fig. 17- 





Combination of Pitting and Mound-planting Combination of Notching and Monnd-planting 

 with ball-plants. with naked plants. 



