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Figure 41. 





convenience of holding water during the process of watering. At the close of 

 this operation, a good soaking of water by several pailfuls at a time is essen- 

 tial, which must be 

 followed up once or 

 twice a week during 

 the months of April 

 and May, or even 

 longer, if the weather 

 is very droughty. 

 But even in slightly 

 rainy weather, exten- 

 sive watering is ne- 

 cessary once a week, 

 at least in the months 

 of April and May; for 

 slight rains do nothing 

 more than refresh the 

 leaves and branches. 

 If these directions are 

 attended to, very few 

 failures will ensue. 



When it is inconvenient, or where the number of trees to be removed is 

 not sufficient to warrant the expense of a machine as thus described, a mason's 

 truck, or a low wherry, drawn by a horse, will be found very useful. A pulley 

 will, however, be necessary to rear and fix the tree upon the truck, in which 

 position it must be steadied by labourers, with the assistance of ropes. Trees 

 of three or four inches in diameter may be transported to a short distance 

 readily, by six or eight men, having strong, yet not heavy, poles, sufficiently 

 long for two or three men on each side of the tree to cany it. The pole, 

 when the tree is prostrate, should be placed underneath it and close to the 

 roots, fastened there by cords, so as not to allow it to slip about; and 

 mats, or cloths, should be placed between the poles and the tree, to prevent 

 its bark being bruised. Other men will be required to assist with the top 

 part of the tree. Of course, the tree must be carried horizontally with its 

 roots first. As the successful removal of large trees depends principally upon 



