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all plantabJe sizes, I rather advise our forester to furnish himself fromthose places.

3. The suckers which I speak of are produced in abundance from theroots, whence, being dexterously separated, after the earth has beenwell loosened, and planted about the end of October, they will grow

have a little patience when they plant, and never plant any of these trees which are morethan four or five inches in the girt of the stem, they would in a few years, have bettertrees than if they had put down such as were of a larger size; besides, small trees aremuch more easily removed, and do not require to be so strongly supported, nor is theremuch danger of their miscarrying; therefore it is much more eligible to make choiceof young thriving trees, and never to plant any large ones, unlefs where a small numbermay be wanted for an immediate shade.

In planting of Elms, great care must be taken not to bury their roots too deep, whichis very injurious to them, especially if they are planted on a moist loam or clay ; in whichcase, if the clay be near the surface, it will be the best way to. raise the ground in a hill,where each tree is to be planted, which will advance their roots above the surface of theground, so that they will not be in danger of rotting in winter from too much moisture.

The Wych Elm is by no means proper to plant in hedge-rows or open fields, as it throwsout monstrous large arms, on which account it is not so beautiful as the English Elm:Few of these therefore should be planted, unlefs it be to make a contrast with the others.This tree, however, is very proper to be planted for woods; for, being near each other,they will aspire like the Oak ; no great arms will be produced, but a clear noble trunkwill present itself to a great height.

Whoever is desirous of having an Ulmarlum, or wood of these Elms , must raise the plantsin the seminary, as before directed, and afterwards plant them in the nursery. The rowsneed not be wider than two feet, nor the plants above a foot asunder, if ground is scarce,as they must be soon taken from hence to form the wood: When they,are about threeor four feet high, they will be of a proper size for this purpose. The ground shouldbe made ready for their reception, which I would advise to have done by double digging;but, if this should be thought too expensive, and the plantation is designed to be verylarge, let it be ploughed very deep with a very strong plough, that the turf, or rich soil,may be worked down, in order to receive the roots of the plants when they strike. Thisbeing done, make the holes all over the ground ; and as these trees are not so largeas those planted for standards, they need not be so wide; a foot and a half will be suffi-cient. If the best mould, designed to lap the roots in, is not very pliable or fine, it willbe proper to let the holes remain open some time, and the mould must be exposed to thesun, rain, and frost, which will greatly mellow it, and render it fitter for the purpofe.—The distance of these holes fliould be two yards. Having taken the trees out of thenursery, cut off all large lateral branches, and shorten the side-shoots in proportion to theroot; and, having also taken off all the bruised parts of the roots, proceed to plant them.After this, they will require no farther care till their branches begin to touch one another;