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planter ought to see that the trees he uses arc 

 carefully lifted from the nursery ground. 



SECTION V, UTILITY OF PROPRIETORS HAVING 



THEIR OWN HOME NURSERIES. 



That every extensive proprietor of land, who has 

 occasion to plant young forest trees to any consider- 

 able extent, should have a piece of ground adapted 

 for the raising of a few young trees, is quite con- 

 sistent with good management in forest operations. 

 I do not here mean to advise, that every gentleman 

 should be his own nurseryman ; for the raising of 

 forest trees to such an extent would be altogether 

 out of the question, and such a state of forest 

 operations would come to be found bad manage- 

 ment. No gentleman's forester, however well qua- 

 lified he might be, can possibly have sufficient 

 time and opportunity to attend to the minute 

 operations of raising young trees from the seed, 

 from cuttings, layers, &c.; but I do assert, that 

 a piece of ground kept as a reserve nursery, 

 is absolutely necessary in order to good manage- 

 ment. 



In order to point out the utility of gentlemen 

 having their own home nurseries, and in order to 

 point out to what extent it is advisable for them to 

 cultivate their own young trees, previous to planting 

 them out into the forest, I shall here detail my 



