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Holly. They may be fown about the fame thick 

 nefs, and covered half an inch thick. 



Sowing Acorns. 



The foil mod proper for the fowing of Acorns 

 is a ftrong loam that is in good heart. Either 

 the bed or drill form, as above recommended for 

 haws, will anfwer completely. In preparing the 

 land, care mud be had to break it well in the 

 digging, and to make it moderately fine by a 

 pretty wide-toothed rake : The covering mould 

 be two inches thick. The Acorns, if good, mould 

 be placed about half an inch apart when fown. 

 Too thick fowing is very injurious to the coming 

 crop ; and is therefore even worfe than throwing 

 away the extra feeds. It has elfewhere been 

 fhown, that Acorns from tall healthy oaks, fuch as 

 are more generally to be found in England, are 

 to be preferred far before fuch as are produced 

 by ftunted ill fhaped plants. Hence we wait with 

 patience till this time of the year, for a fupply of 

 proper feeds in Scotland. Had we however the 

 feeds at an earlier period, or even from the tree, 

 they would be more properly fown in the autumn ; 

 it which ftafon, of courfe, they mould be fown 

 m England. 



