. Biltmore lectures on sylviculture . roots Tin transplanting distance i-. at leasts three by six inches andi- governed by rapidity of growth expected and by the number ofyears which the transplant is to he left in the transplanting bed. Transplants are sel in clefts in the transplanting lied madewitli the help of a transplanting dagger, or are placed into trenchesmade with a hoe or -pade. Planting hoards may used, along which the seedlings, whilstpressed into equidistant slight grooves, are beld in proper posi-tion by a string tightly spanned. Tran-plant- an- often left for one year only
. Biltmore lectures on sylviculture . roots Tin transplanting distance i-. at leasts three by six inches andi- governed by rapidity of growth expected and by the number ofyears which the transplant is to he left in the transplanting bed. Transplants are sel in clefts in the transplanting lied madewitli the help of a transplanting dagger, or are placed into trenchesmade with a hoe or -pade. Planting hoards may used, along which the seedlings, whilstpressed into equidistant slight grooves, are beld in proper posi-tion by a string tightly spanned. Tran-plant- an- often left for one year only hi the trans-planting bed, although the acl of transplanting weaken- the planttemporarily, thus cheeking the first years growth in the trans-planting Iied. Conifers should not lie transplanted more than are rarely transplanted more than once, exceptinAsh, saplings of which are used for planting hummocks. Paragraph XXXII. A. Protect ioneh th covers, drain Protection of plant- against to, es, cornstalks. Lrought : Lath covers,ring of slabs, laths, etc.; SYLVICULTURE. cultivating rows of plants; watering which must be continued ifonce begun. B. Protection of nursery plants against frost: Same measuresas in A inclusive of watering: smoking lives: prosing seedlingslifted by frost back into the bed; no weeding from September n. (. Protection against excessive rain (which washes the plantsout, or splashes them with mud-pant-, or incrusts the surface):Top dressing of leaves, moss or Pine branches; combing mud-pants off the seedlings; lath or brush XXXIII. Nursing in nurseries. A. Weeding: Weeding is facilitated in nurseries by a regulararrangement of the plants and by narrow beds. Tools are: knife,fork, hoe or special weeding wheels. should be stoppeda month before frost comes in. The purpose of weeding is notonlv the removal of competitors; it is also aeration of the -oil. Weeding can he dispensed with in dense, broadcast see
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