I3 2 KALM S ENGLAND. 



had been set down in the hole, a couple of spadesful were 

 taken from the surface soil which lay under the leaf-trees, 

 planted two or three years before, and laid close round 

 the roots, and sometimes a little under the same before 

 the rest of the earth was shovelled on to them. 



The roots of Agrifolium, holly, were not cut off when 

 they were set ; but the ends of the fibres are cut off all 

 round the roots of Tarns. In the case of Acicular-leaved 

 trees, Coniferge, such as Taxus, yew, Pinus Abies and 

 P. Sylvestris, the Norwegian spruce and Scotch fir, Gran 

 OCh Tall, I remarked that notwithstanding it was rainy 

 weather the day after they had been planted, they were, 

 nevertheless, watered plentifully enough around and on 

 their roots. The reason was said to be this, that by that 

 means they take root and become established sooner. In 

 the case of some trees which had been planted the 

 autumn before, grass or dried hay was laid over the 

 mould or banked up earth around the plants, mullen 

 eller jordkupan, which was said to be done to protect 

 the roots the first winter from cold. 



The nth March, 1748. 



Yesterday and to-day, and some of the following days, 

 there fell a considerable quantity of snow, although it was 

 nothing compared with the snow which falls every month 

 through the winter with us in Sweden. 



However, nearly all Englishmen said that there had 

 not for many years been so much snow here in England 

 as now. This snow, however, did not lie much over a 

 week before it was entirely melted away. 



[T.I. p. 158.] 

 Hvad formon en AngelskBondevidsit landtbruk 



har framfor en Svensk. 



What advantages an English farmer has over a Swedish one, 



in his farming operations. 



It is well-known that the winters in England can in 



