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in during the day. As soon as they are raised, have them conveyed to 

 the plantation and laid in the ground at convenient spots along the line 

 of planting. Be careful to see that the roots are exposed to the air for 

 as short a time as possible. Too great care cannot be displayed in these 

 matters. 



Keep all gums in pots, bamboo tubes, or boxes, on a high dry site and 

 well sheltered from any frosts which may occur. Give them just as 

 much water as they can exist upon, and no more. 



Dig the soil up rough for a few feet round the stems of the trees in 

 last year's plantations. Be careful, of course, not to go too deep near 

 the trees, so as to cut or disturb their roots. 



If the weather be favorable, general planting should begin this month. 



The sowing of tree seeds in the plantations where this system of 

 rearing trees is adopted, should be done early this month. 



JULY. 



The planting out of pines and other hardy species of trees should be 

 finished during this month. Scarify or plough the ground, if possible, 

 before planting it, in order to kill the young grass and weeds which will 

 now begin to make their appearance upon it. Any wet and boggy 

 ground had better be left out from this planting until later on in the 

 spring-time. 



Plant hedges. Pot pines. 



AUGUST. 



Push on all planting. As soon as the hardier kinds of trees, referred to 

 under the heading of last month, are all put out, proceed with the plant- 

 ing of the different kinds of Eucalypti plants. Protect these as they are 

 put out, as directed elsewhere in this work. If possible, planting should 

 be finished by the end of this month, but, of course, much wiU. depend 

 upon the character of the season as to whether the operations can be 

 continued later or not. 



Continue nursery work. Put in all cuttings, and sow seeds of deciduous 

 and. pine trees, for open-root growing in the nursery. Transplant 

 seedlings from beds and boxes into the nursery rows. 



Hoe the soil round all the trees planted during the previous two 

 months 



Late hedges may be planted this month. 



8EPTEMBEK. 



Keep hoeing round all trees planted during the season. See that aU 

 the protection guards are kept in good order. 



Aiy blanks which may have occurred in the season's planting, should 

 be filled up as early as possible during this month. 



Keep down all weeds in the plantations, and scarify between the rows 

 of trees. The more the soil is stirred about the trees during this month, 

 the better will the result be. 



Late nursery work should be completed early this month. 



