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the method of planting in notches, either with the 

 common spade, or the planting mattock. The me- 

 thod of planting in pits should be employed for all 

 hard-wood trees, for two years' transplanted larches 

 and Scots firs, and for three years' transplanted 

 spruce firs. These pits are made with the common 

 spade, at the regular distance of from four to ten 

 feet, as the case may be ; that is, if the whole of 

 the plantation intended to be done, is to be planted 

 with hard wood and two years' transplanted firs, 

 then the whole ground will require to be pitted to 

 the distance required, but observing to make the 

 pits for the hard wood larger than those intended 

 for the firs ; and in order to do the work properly, 

 make all the pits for the hard wood first, say six- 

 teen inches on the side of the square, and fourteen 

 inches deep, and having the pits for the hard wood 

 made at the distances, say of ten feet from pit to 

 pit, make those for the firs nine inches on the side 

 of the square, and ten inches deep, and just as 

 close one to another as may be considered suffi- 

 cient for the nature of ground, say three-and-a-half 

 feet over all. If after having the pits made for 

 hard wood upon a piece of ground, it may be found 

 advisable to plant up with one year's transplanted 

 firs, then no more pits will require to be made 

 there, for it is not necessary to be at the expense 

 of making pits for any firs which are under two 

 years transplanted. 



