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the Japanese snowball, the rose of Sharon, boxwood, nursery-grown 

 beech trees, and sweet gum. The author does not intend to convey the 

 impression that any of the plants in either of these groups, especially 

 the first group, cannot be transplanted with success by those who are 

 in a position to know the plants intimately, and to take thorough pre- 

 cautions against any possible injury through transplanting. For the 

 person who is not an expert plantsman and who does not thoroughly 

 understand all of the conditions necessary for the successful trans- 

 planting of the extremely slow-growing types of trees and shrubs the 

 plants in the first group should be avoided, and extreme care should be 

 given to the work of transplanting any of the trees or shrubs included 

 in the second group. 



Most of the plants included in the second group should be trans- 

 planted for best success during the spring months. Their habit 

 of slow growth and inability to adapt themselves readily to new con- 

 ditions of soil make them very liable to injury on account of drowning- 

 out because of excessive depth of planting, or injury from winter 

 conditions. All of these types are apt to be extremely unsatisfactory 

 during the first two years after transplanting, but when once they have 

 recovered from the shock of transplanting they will grow wonderfully 

 well. 



LIST OF PLANTS ADAPTED FOR TRANSPLANTING AT 

 SPECIFIC SEASONS OF THE YEAR 



Under excellent care, good results may be attained by transplanting 

 all plants during the fall planting season, or during the spring planting 

 season. For the best results, however, it is advisable to plant some 

 types during the fall planting season and other types during the spring 

 planting season. The two groups A and B contain plants specifi- 

 cally adapted for planting; some in the fall and some in the spring. 

 Group C contains a list of plants which transplant with extreme 

 difficulty, and can be transplanted with better success during the spring 

 months with the exception of the trailing arbutus listed in Group C-a. 

 This plant is extremely difficult to transplant with any success at any 

 season. Those who have had considerable experience with the trailing 

 arbutus are of the general opinion that if it is taken up during the 

 month of July and moved with a goodly amount of soil about its roots 

 together with some additional soil in which to plant it in the new loca- 

 tion, some success may be assured. Special care should be taken 



