. English trees and tree-planting [microform]. Trees; Arbres. 360 ENorjsri trees and tree-planting. sow the seeds in soil of a clayey nature, which is apt to form a surftice crust, and as well become so con- solidated that the roots are unable to take hold, and they will die off. The young plants should be re- moved into nursery lines after two seasons' growth, the lines being a foot asunder, and the plants stand- ing a fgw inches from each other in the lows, and removed again into wider spaces every second or third year, their removal being regulated by the health and vigour of the plants; fo
. English trees and tree-planting [microform]. Trees; Arbres. 360 ENorjsri trees and tree-planting. sow the seeds in soil of a clayey nature, which is apt to form a surftice crust, and as well become so con- solidated that the roots are unable to take hold, and they will die off. The young plants should be re- moved into nursery lines after two seasons' growth, the lines being a foot asunder, and the plants stand- ing a fgw inches from each other in the lows, and removed again into wider spaces every second or third year, their removal being regulated by the health and vigour of the plants; for if too much checked in tlieir progress by the transplantation, they will lose their leaves, and it will take a couple of years to recover from its effects, but this will not happen if the proper season has been chosen for transplanting them (which is best done in September), and care has been taken not to expose the roots to the effects of drought. When standing in nursery lines, tlie spaces between should be well dug, wliich will have the effe(!t of causing the roots to throw out numerous tibres, upon the same principle that tlie horse-hoe is apjilied to agricultural crops, the digging having an excellent eflect in preparing them for removal, and stimulating tlieir future growth. i)^^.r.—Natural family Euphorbiacew; Monaecia tetrandria of Linnious. The box-tree is a native of all the middle and southern parts of Europe, attain- ing a larger size in western Asiatic countries, flourish- ing in early times, it is said, upon niany of the barren hills of England. Boxhill, in Surrey, owes Its name to tlie number of trees which used to dis-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ablett, William H. London : Smith, Elder
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