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Some Planters, even in new soil, dig a small hole 
for the plant, the soil of which they plough up a 
little and return : a practice I cannot conceive 
necessary, as in good soil the earth is sufficiently 
free without loosening- The consequence of which 
is, your plant is exposed to be shaken by the least 
wind, which will inevitably tend to its destruction. 
Here we have presumed to differ with the in¬ 
genious Laborie, from whom we shall extract a 
short quotation :—“ Next, ” says that Author, 
<c holes are to be dug, of which every picquet must 
“ as much as possible be the centre ; these must 
“ be nine or twelve inches diameter, and fifteen or 
“ eighteen in depth. Perhaps so much is not ex- 
ec pressly necessary for the success of the plant ; 
“ but it is obvious that the tender roots will 
“ penetrate more easily into a soil well triturated 
46 and manured. 
“ The earth from the hole is placed beneath it, 
C{ at the surface of the ground, and the picquet 
“ is left in the empty hole. 
“ A few settlers plant in light crumbly ground 
“ by means of the picquet ; that is, instead of 
“ digging the ground, they content themselves 
“ with forcing a large pointed stick into the earth ; 
“ move it round, and then insert the plant into 
“ that small hole, together with some mould well 
*■ triturated. These expeditious and lazy methods 
<£ are only mentioned to warn the reader from 
“ adopting them. 55 The * 
