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PROTECTING NEW-SOWN SEEDS FROM VERMIN. 



This article of nurfery work now becomes of 

 very great importance. The attention of the nur- 

 feryman mud not be relaxed for a fmgle day af- 

 ter the fowing, until the firs have briered, and 

 thrown off the hulks ; and until the acorns, and 

 fuch as are liable to be deflroyed by mice, be 

 rifen. Indeed, a perfon who really deferves the 

 name of a nurferyman cannot pombly feel himfelf 

 eafy till the fore-mentioned events happen. It is 

 the fafeft and fureft way to begin the watching 

 of the. fir feed immediately after fowing ; becaufe, 

 if the birds are prevented from becoming gene- 

 rally acquainted with the contents of the fpot, 

 they are much more eafily kept off", than when 

 they have been allowed to tafte the feeds. In 

 Febniary, we have mentioned the neceffity of 

 ufmg traps for deflroying mice. 



LIFTING EVERGREEN TREES FOR THE FOREST* 



The operation of raifing Evergreens and Firs 

 for immediate planting, mould be performed with 

 very great care, fo as to fave every fibre of the 

 roots. For the purpofe of raifmg them, ftrong 

 fpades, ridged in the middle of the plate, fhould 

 be ufed. The fpade is to be put flraight down, 



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