THE NURSERY. 6l 



varies from 20 to 24 feet ; thus, 2,700 gallons of water are 

 brought to the surface and discharged in one hour, or 24,300 

 gallons during an ordinary working day of nine hours, 

 rather more over an acre of land than a rainfall of one inch. 

 Taking 22 feet as the average height of the lift, it would 

 appear that the machine raises about 27,000 gallons to this 

 height for i rupee." 



After securing an efficient water supply, the 

 question of soil arises. This should be of the same 

 nature as that of the rest of the estate, and no 

 richer in quality. It must be of the same nature 

 in order that the young plants when moved may 

 take kindly to it, as though the new situation were 

 a portion of their old seed-bed, and no better, in 

 order that they may not receive a check by going 

 into inferior ground at an important period of their 

 growth. A slight knowledge of geology and every 

 planter would benefit by such, especially in regions 

 where there is a chance of gold appearing will teach 

 him how greatly soils on the outcrop of different 

 formations can differ ; so he must keep his eyes 

 open for a good piece of land of same origin as the 

 rest of his estate. 



The nursery should be central if possible, or at 

 all events at a point accessible to the main roads 

 of the garden when they are made, as while it is 

 in use much traffic will be going to and fro, and 

 accessibility, or the otherwise, makes a great deal 

 of difference in the account books when the cost 

 of planting an enclosure is reckoned up. 



If the planter is precise and methodical he may, 



