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which, although very handy for L or T notching, is not 

 their natural position, and is often a cause of stunted 

 growth and want of stability in trees. 



FIG. 8. 



1, The right way to transplant seedlings. 



2, The wrong way. 



Cardot's notched seedling pricker is thus described by 

 Nisbet in " The Forester": " It consists of a piece of 

 wood about 4 feet long notched at every inch or inch and 

 a half to hold seedlings, which are kept in place by another 

 (movable) piece of wood. The seedlings are inserted into 

 the notches at the required distance, 3, 4, or 6 inches, in 

 such a way that only the roots appear under ground- 

 level in the seed-bed; and when the perpendicular- sided 

 trench has been opened out, the instrument charged with 

 seedlings is laid along the edge of the trench with the 

 rootlets close against the side, and the loose earth is 

 filled into the trench again, when the upper piece of 

 wood is first removed and the notched lower piece then 

 withdrawn towards the planter." 



This contrivance is extremely useful, but may be 

 improved upon by making it wider. If it is too narrow, 



