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any point whatever, that the longer any fir is al- 

 lowed to remain in the nursery after it has attained 

 two years' growth, so much the less chance is there 

 of its success when removed to its final destination." 

 — " At this period (two years' growth) larches may 

 be obtained transplanted, as it is customary to 

 put considerable numbers of them out into nursery- 

 lines when they are one year old. Such plants have 

 better roots than those that have remained in the 

 seed-bed till they are of the same age ; but as their 

 price is considerably higher than that of the latter, 

 it is somewhat doubtful whether they are so much 

 superior in quality as to compensate for the greater 

 expense. At all events, healthy larches from the 

 seed-bed have never failed to give satisfaction when 

 properly planted in soil suitable for them. Other 

 species of fir are scarce ever transplanted in the nur- 

 sery till they are two years old, so of this age there 

 is no choice left but to take them from the seed- 

 bed." — " Birch, alder, and mountain ash, succeed 

 well when removed from the nursery in their second 

 year." — " Beech and plane do not succeed well un- 

 less they have stood some time (two years at least) 

 in nursery lines, after having been removed from the 

 seed-bed." 



" The pitting system of planting should be adopt- 



