134 THE NURSERY. [Jan. 



means, not to injure the fibrous roots if pofllble. 

 It need hardly be noticed, that the ground ihould 

 be cleaned of all loofe twigs, and grafs or other 

 weeds, before the pperation of pointing with the 

 fork. 



OF LIFTING PLANTS FOR PLANTING OUT. 



Where the fcene of planting is extenfive, and 

 perhaps even in other cafes, that bufmefs may 

 now be going forward (except evergreen or fir 

 kinds, which (hould {land in the lines till the fea- 

 fon of planting). Plants, of courfe, will be required 

 from the nurfery, perhaps daily, or it may be 

 weekly. It is of very great importance that they 

 be taken up with care ; efpecially the lank-rooted 

 or fibrelefs kinds, as the Oak and the Beech. We 

 have known many thoufands of fine plants ruin- 

 ed through inattention to this matter. 



If they have been planted by the dibble, it is 

 no matter on which fide the plants be loofened 

 by the fpade ; but if they have been laid, it is ne- 

 cefTary to loofen them on the fide which was fo- 

 lid at laying, otherwife you will be fure to cut 

 off many of the mod fibrous and belt roots. In 

 the loofening of plants, which have flood in the 

 rows two years, as the Oak, Beech and Sycamore, 

 which root perpendicularly and deep, if the fpade 

 be much floped in thrufting it down, the main 



root 



