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on each side of this avenue a row of large trees, apparent!}' g7'0w- 

 ing there for fortv vears. It seemed miraculous. But the next 

 j-ear, passing some time in the South of France, I was one day in 

 Marseilles, and the marvel was explained. The splendid Hotel de 

 Ville (City Hall) had just been completed, and it was desiral)le the 

 large square in front should be filled with trees. I watched the 

 operations with the greatest interest. A tree more than thirty feet 

 high was dug round, a diameter of sav ten or twelve feet, and as 

 deep as the roots. It was then partiall}' undermined, and i)lank put 

 under and at the sides. A peculiar carriage was then brought into 

 requisition. There were two large timbers, sa}' thirty feet long, 

 which rested at each end on a pair of low wheels. This was brought 

 up to the tree, one timber removed till the carriage was in place, 

 and then it was replaced on the wheels and the tree stood between 

 the timbers. A tall derrick was then placed on the timbers, and 

 the tree raised in its box so as to clear the gi'ound. 8ta3s were 

 fastened from the top of the tree to each end of the timbers so as to 

 keep the tree upi'ight. It was then drawn by a very strong team to 

 the place where it was to be planted. Previously a hole, a little 

 larger than the roots of the tree had been dug. This hole was then 

 filled with good eaith. The tree was drawn over this, the loose 

 earth all removed, the tree lowered into its place, the plank taken 

 out, and the hole filled up. Alter this a large hole was dug on each 

 side of the tree and these were filled with good earth. Seeing these 

 trees afterward one could scarce!}' believe they had been so recently 

 planted. 



Returning to apple trees, I wish to say a word about the general 

 mistake of planting too great a variet}'. This is the point wliich has 

 of late been frequent!}' touched upon, but such is the temptation to 

 produce a large variety at the annual exhibition, or to try a new 

 variety recommended by fruit tree dealers, that it is well to reiterate 

 its great disadvantages. I trust that our Society will never again 

 give a premium for the greatest variety of apples. I once had over 

 fifty kinds but am reducing the number as fast as possible. Last 

 year 1 cut down a large tree, a New York Russet, which always l)ore 

 several barrels of apples, to reduce the number of my vaiielies. It 

 is very well for those who have leisure and taste to experiment with 

 new varities, and we may sometimes in this way obtain a valuable 

 addition to our standards, but for one who desires to raise apples 

 for the market, beside a few summer, autumn and winter for family 



