476 ORNAMENTAL PLANTATIONS. [Sept. 



rented by timeous pruning ; but that operation 

 is now too late. The belt method of helping 

 makes, is to trace out the upper extremity of the 

 make, pare off the edge of the parts ; caulk up 

 the crack with oakurn ; and pitch it over, to pre- 

 vent the rain defcending that way in future. 



PREPARING GROUNDS. 



The work of preparing for future plantations 

 may go on as directed laft and preceding months* 



CLEANING, &C. 



This is one of the works which, during the 

 fummer and autumn months, is never to be loft 

 fight of. Upon attention to it, depends the great- 

 er part of the fuccefs of Copfes. See therefore 

 that all copfes, which have been lately fown, be 

 made as clean as their fituation will admit of. It 

 will be proper to go over all copfes fown in pits 

 among grafs lands, and to relieve them further 

 from encroaching weeds. Such as have been 

 fown in like fituations feveral years ago, are to 

 be attended to, as directed for Forest Plantations 

 laft month, under the article Relieving new plant- 

 ed trees ; which fee. 



FOREST 



