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feet of the main stem, and then under- [ and cut clean off all those outside of 



mine the solid piece that is left. 



the ball, and afiain fill in the soil. In 



When the plant is ready for re- about two years afterwards, the cut 

 moval, the strength for lifting it will roots w^ill have made firm young fibres, 

 depend upon its size, and the weight of which supply the plant with food when 

 the ball left, if any. When the plant it is transplanted. In lifting them, al- 

 is brought to the pit and placed in the ways try to get a good ball with them, 

 centre of it, untie the roots, and dress ' The Laurestinus is not very fond of 

 with a sharp knife any that may have! being removed without a ball. There 

 been bruised. Shorten strong ones, are but very few of the fir tribe that can 

 that they may make young fibres, upon be transplanted after they have attained 

 which the welfare of the plant in a great the height of from six to sixteen feet; 

 measure depends. After dressing the i but the best are the silver, the spruce, 

 roots, lay them all carefully out round and the Weymouth pines. The silver 

 the pit. ' If there are one, two, or three i fir bears transplanting tolerably well, 

 layers of roots, as is often the case, keep j provided care is taken not to injure the 

 ea'ch layer by itself, and lay out the ' roots, which run horizontally near the 

 undermost first, taking care to spread surface. The spruce lifts well, even 

 out every fibre with the hand. On these ; when sixteen feet high ; and the Wey- 

 spread well-broken soil ; but in doing mouth pines from ten to twelve feet 

 this, care must be taken not to club the high. In lifting them always try to get 

 roots together. After the first layer of good balls v\ith them, keeping their 

 roots is well covered proceed with the roots as entire as possible, and making 

 next, and so on until all is finished. ' the pits wherein they are to be planted 

 " After transplanting, never give the large, so as to get all their roots spread 

 plants water oftener than once, which out as regularly as possible ; when 

 is immediately after the operation of covered, water in the same manner as 

 planting is performed. Many young evergreen shrubs. In lifting and trans- 

 trees and shrubs are destroyed (after planting hard-wooded trees, such as 



having been transplanted) by the fre 

 quent application of water in dry 

 weather. After the roots are all well 

 covered, leave the pit three or four 

 inches unfilled, and apply the water 

 according to the state of the soil, and 



oaks, &c., keep their roots as entire as 

 possible, and shorten in any strong 

 ones ; they should be well watered. It 

 is very essential to the welfare of plants 

 that have been transplanted to have 

 them well supported to prevent them 



size of the plant. To a shrub, that from shaking with the wind, &c. For 

 covers about four square yards of trees from ten to twenty feet high, use 

 ground (if the soil is not very moist), three poles, set up in the form of a tri- 

 give about eight common sized water- angle ; roll a straw rope round the stem 

 ing potfuls, and so on for every square of the tree, for the poles to rest on, as 

 yard of ground covered. The only it prevents them from hurting the bark ; 

 treading to be permitted is merely what then, after tying the poles firmly to the 

 may take place in going round them in tree, and fixing them in the ground, the 

 taking away the rope and spreading out work is finished. For plants of smaller 

 the branches in their original position, size use small rope, tied in the same 

 The above remarks apply well to the manner to the tree, and fixed to stakes 

 common and Portugal laurel, and also driven into the ground, aft.er the man- 

 to deciduous trees and shrubs in gene- ner of tent ropes. 



ral. A few kinds that are difficult to "No doubt the summer months are 

 remove without balls when they are not proper for transplanting, therefore 

 large plants, are the following: — the : it should be avoided if possible. From 

 holly is one that is impatient of being i October to April, all shrubs, &c., may 

 removed without a ball, and in free ' be lifted with safety. November is 

 light soils it will not lift with one. The ' preferable for lifting large plants, as 

 best method with it is this. Two years those planted about that time always 

 before removal, open a trench round the send out young roots during winter; 

 plant about two feet from the main stem frequently by February, from one to 

 (more or less, according to its size), three inches long. — Card. Chron. 

 Two feet will do for a plant six feet j T R A P A. Four species. Aquatic 

 high. Go as deep as there are roots, ' plants. Green-house, stove, and hardy 



