266 FOREST PLANTATIONS. [Feb. 



fliort intervals, during this month and March, and 

 even April. But, beyond that till June, we not 

 unfrequently have fevere parching droughts. If 

 the trees are not planted till late, on dry places, 

 the chance is, that their deftruction will follow. 

 Even the evergreen forts (the firs) fhould be plant- 

 ed fooner in the feafon on thefe places, than in 

 fuch as have lefs chance to be parched. 



We need not here mention any thing of the 

 diftances at which the principals fhould be plant- 

 ed, that being previoufly determined in the pit- 

 ti-ng of the ground. 



It is not prefumed that any of the ground which 

 has been pitted for the reception of the principals 

 will be too bleak or expofed at this feafon. For 

 the reception of Larch nurfes, therefore, thefe 

 fhould be forthwith planted in the dry parts. The 

 earlieft opportunity for planting the Larches fhould 

 be embraced ; becaufe they are of very early 

 growth, and are moft impatient of being removed 

 after they have begun to grow : However, this 

 circumftance fhould not lead to planting them 

 while the land is in too wet a flate. It has alrea- 

 dy been noticed, that Larch nurfes may, with pro- 

 priety, be stitted in, or planted after preparation 

 by th mattock, provided proper plants be ufed, 

 /. e. flrong one-year feedlings one year nurfed, or 

 weaker two-year feedlings nurfed the fame length 

 of time. 



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