40 SEASON BEST ADAPTED 



CHAPTER II. 



SEASON OF THE YEAR BEST ADAPTED FOR PLANTIN« OPERATIONS. 



DISTRIBUTION OF YOUNG TREES, SO AS TO SUIT THE DIFFERENT 



SOILS AND SITUATIONS IN A NEW PLANTATION, AND HABITS AND 



PECULIARITIES OF THE VARIOUS SPECIES. DIFFERENT METHODS 



OF PLANTING YOUNG TREES, AS PRACTISED BY FORESTERS. HOW 



TO CHOOSE YOUNG FOREST TREES, WHEN BUYING THEM FROM 



PUBLIC NURSERIES. UTILITY OF PROPRIETORS HAVING THEIR 



OWN HOME NURSERIES. 



SECTION I. SEASON OF THE YEAR BEST ADAPTED 



FOR PLANTING OPERATIONS. 



Many practical planters have laid down that the 

 months of March and April are the only proper 

 months or season of the year adapted for planting 

 operations. For my own part, I have planted ex- 

 tensively at all times between the months of No- 

 vember and April, both included, while the weather 

 was fresh, and have had equal success from planting 

 in all the different months. I may, however, 

 say, that I always prefer the months of November 

 and December for the planting of hard wood, and 

 those of February, March, and April, for the 

 planting of the fir and pine tribes. If the ground 

 intended to be planted be naturally dry, I put in 

 both hard wood and firs in the months of November 

 and December ; but if the ground be naturally wet, 



