306 WOODS AND COPSES. [March, 



THINNING OUT THE PATCHES OF FORMER 

 SOWINGS. 



Woods and Copfes, of whatever kind, fhouid 

 be carefully examined at this time. Thofe that 

 were fown a feafon ago with fmall feeds, fuch as 

 Birch or the like, and which rofe very thick, mould 

 be thinned out, as directed for rearing two-year 

 feedlings in the nurfery. And fuch as have been 

 two years fown, and thinned out in the fpring of 

 laft year, may now be thinned put to ftand at the 

 diftances formerly recommended for planting A- 

 corns and Chefnuts. We may here again obferve, 

 that upon no account whatever are thefe patches 

 to be eafed with a fpade, on pretence of majdng 

 the work of thinning more practicable. The fu- 

 perfluous plants mufl be pulled out by main force, 

 being careful to leave the bed formed and mod 

 promifmg plants, and to diflurb thofe left as little 

 as poflible. At the fourth feafon after fowing, 

 the plants fhouid be finally thinned out to fmgle 

 trees ; obferving to leave the fineft plants, i. e. 

 fuch as are beft formed, and mofl promifing in 

 their appearance. 



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