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the requisite moisture, and altliougli it may, as some demur, bring 

 the roots to the surface, that is just what you want in a nursery, 

 as it facilitates the final digging up of the trees, and fewer roots 

 are broken in the process than woukl be the case if tliey were 

 more deeply rooted. 



Lay out the ground for the nursery carefully ; a little extra 

 care now will save a great deal of work and annoyance in the fu- 

 ture. Run the rows north and south four feet apart, so that the 

 sun may reach the whole surface of the ground ; let the latter be 

 as level as possible, and free fi.*om trash ; and if you work in a 

 light dressing of well rottedmanure, and muck.or commercial fer- 

 tilizer (we believe that already mentioned to be superior to any 

 other) so much the better. 



The length of the nursery rows should never exceed three 

 hundred feet, as at this distance apart, running at right angles , 

 with the rows, there should be roadways, for horse and cart, not 

 less than eighteen feet, this allows for turning without trampling 

 on the beds. 



With regard to laying out the nursery in the manner de- 

 scribed, we cannot do better than to transcribe here a method 

 taken from a valuable work by Thos. M. Garey, termed. " Orange 

 Culture in California." 



" Provide a strong rope, cord or wire, a few feet longer than 

 you wish the rows to be ; a four feet measure at each end of the 

 section, with which to mark ofi' the distances between the rows, 

 two good hard wood stakes, or iron pins, which are better, and 

 lools with which to drive them firnily into the ground. 



Fasten one end of the rope, cord or wire, to a stake driven 

 at one end of the proposed row, straighten it if necessary. 



For marking the spaces in the row, use a tool made similar 

 to a hand roller with triangular pieces a few inches long fastened 

 lengthwise to the roller, a foot apart. Four feet in circumference 

 or a small fraction, more than fifteen and one-fourth inches in di- 

 ameter, is a convienient size for the roller. 



To use this tool, take hold of the handle, place the roller on 

 the tightly stretched line, and push it forward or draw it after 

 you along the line ; the pieces on the roller will mark crosswise of 



