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kinds of vermin, mice, snails, birds, till the time 

 when the rising braird has disencumbered itself of 

 the husk of the seed thrown up by the ascending 

 stem, and nip out every weed as soon as discernible 

 by the naked eye. In order to diminish the toil of 

 watching, the different kinds should be sown as near 

 the same time as their nature renders prudent, and 

 the seed-beds be situated as near each other as cir- 

 cumstances will admit. 



At the end of the first or second season, according 

 to size and closeness of plants, remove the seedlings 

 from the bed to nursery rows, at any time when the 

 leaf is off, and the ground sufficiently dry not to 

 poach ; before April for deciduous trees, and during 

 April for evergreens, placing them in rather open 

 order, either by dibbling or laying, according to the 

 nature of the root, firming the plants well in the 

 ground; in case of dibbling, taking good heed to 

 leave no vacuum of hole under the root, and to work 

 the tool so as to compress the earth more below than 

 above. 



Keep the soil loose and friable on the surface, and 

 clear of weeds between the transplanted rows by re- 

 peated seasonable hoeings, and let the plants rise 

 with a single leader. 



After the plants have stood one or two years in 



