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Establishment of Woods 



Where the soil is light and inclined to be dry, the pits should 

 be dug when required, in order that the sides and bottoms may not 

 get too dry, or fall in. 



Notching is the method used for planting on soils where the 

 scanty herbage permits the growth of small plants. 



There are variations in this method, and the two forms most 

 commonly in vogue are known as the "L" and the "T." In each 

 case two vertical slits are made with a sharp spade in the forms 

 indicated in the diagrams. In the " L " method the spade is used 



Fig. 6. 



The T and L method of ' ' notching. ' 



Fig. 7. 

 " Notching" by the T method, showing manner of inserting the transplant. 



as a lever to raise the turf in the second cut, and the plant 

 is inserted in the angle of the exposed cuts. In each case the 

 position of the plant is shown by the asterisk (Fig. 6). The young 

 plant is placed in the angle of the slits, at the same depth as 

 it stood formerly, and all is made firm by pressing back the turf 

 with the foot. 



This method is the cheapest of any, but there is the drawback 

 that the roots are in a cramped and unnatural position, and it can 

 only be used for small plants on light soils. 



