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plant trees in large quantities, to cover extensive 

 areas, and even then it becomes a question 

 whether, considering the cost entailed in the 

 erection of fencing, raising of stock, the constant 

 care and attention required, it would not be more 

 economical in the end to buy seedlings and 

 transplant them into nursery-beds, or even to buy 

 at once the transplanted stock. 



When planting a small piece of land it is 

 certainly the best plan to procure transplanted 

 stock, particularly noticing that the young trees 

 are of clean, healthy growth and exhibit no signs 

 of disease or injurious insects. The young trees 

 may be sent in bundles, and must be unpacked 

 directly after arrival. Should it be found im- 

 possible to plant at once, straight trenches should 

 be dug, large enough to take in all the roots, and 

 the young trees laid thinly out along the trenches, 

 their roots covered with soil, and the ground 

 covered with bracken or other protective material 

 in case of severe frost. 



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When the planting season arrives the young 

 trees should be carefully examined, their roots 

 trimmed, and any broken or bruised roots and 

 branches cut neatly off with a sharp knife. 



If the soil is not in a workable condition owing 



