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planted out hi line. If Pinafters be allowed two 

 years in rhe feed-bed, they become fo tall and 

 ilender, and withal have fo poor roots, that they 

 are very much the worfe for it. Pinafters may be 

 planted out into the foreft after one year's rmrfing 

 in the lines ; and they mould therefore never (land 

 longer in the lines than two years. If they are to 

 be lifted after one year's nurfing, they mould be 

 planted at nine inches between the lines, and four 

 inches apart in the lines : But, if to be nurfed 

 two years, fifteen inches between the lines, and 

 eight inches between the plants, is little enough. 

 The land moft fuitable for thefe is a rich, well 

 parted foil, rather fandy and dry. 



The Stone Pine. 



This, like the Pinafter, requires to be lifted 

 from the feed-bed at one year old ; indeed, in 

 nil refpects, both as to foil and management, it 

 mould be treated like the Pinafter. It is necef- 

 fary, however, to be efpecially careful in lifting 

 the Stone Pine ; becaufe it fends down very long 

 roots ; and if thefe be much broken in lifting, the 

 plants will certainly fail. 



White American Spruce Fir. 



This muft always remain for two years in the 

 feed-bed, and will feldom require a longer time in 



