March."} FOREST PLANTATIONS. 



It is, however, impofTible to note down here all 

 the circumftances which may influence works of 

 the above defcription. The intelligent planter mud 

 exercife caution and reflection. Precipitancy we 

 have found to be the greateft error a planter can 

 fall into. 



HEADING DOWN TREES. 



It is now a proper time to examine all planta- 

 tions which are three or four years planted, to 

 fee if the Jiard-vcood trees are in a thriving ftate ; 

 and fuch as have not begun to grow freely fhould 

 be headed down to within three or four inches of 

 the ground. The cut muft be made in a Hoping 

 direction, and with one cut of the pruning knife. 

 Great care mould be taken not to bend over the 

 tree in the aft of cutting. By fo bending, the 

 root may be fplit; a thing which too often happens. 

 The operation of cutting over young trees 

 fhould not be performed at an earlier period of 

 the feafon, becaufe the wounded part might re- 

 ceive much injury from the levere weather to be 

 expected in January and February, and the ex- 

 pected fhoot be thereby prevented from rifing fq 

 Orong and 



THINNING 



