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quickly lifted and replanted, they will hardly receive a 

 check. At all events, care must be taken that they are not 

 long out of the ground and exposed to the air, which 

 greatly assists the success in planting. It may be observed 

 that evergreens in general succeed the better the smaller 

 they are, although we have seen plants, trees and ever- 

 greens successfully lifted upward of thirteen feet high, 

 and fifteen in diameter, and carried several miles.* By the 

 second year there was no appearance that such operation 

 had taken place. In preparing a hole for the reception of 

 these plants, make it larger than the roots, breaking the 

 bottom thereof fine, and putting in some fresh soil. Place 

 the plant upright in the centre, putting in the earth and 

 breaking it fine, and give the plant a few gentle shakes. 

 When the roots are more than half covered, put in a pot 

 or pailful of water, allowing it to subside, then cover all the 

 roots, give a second or third pailful, and when subsided, 

 the earth will be close to all the roots. Cover with more 

 earth, pressing all firm with the foot. Put more soil loosely 

 on, which will give it a finished appearance, and prevent 

 it from becoming dry, and not require mulching, which has 

 an unsightly appearance. All that the wind will have 

 any hurtful effect upon must be firmly supported, especially 

 large plants. If the weather sets in dry and hot, they 

 should be watered as often as necessity shall direct. 



Those that are established, it will be necessary to go 

 over them (if not already done) to cut off" all wood killed 

 in winter, and also to thin them if too thick and crowded. 



When the above is done, let every part of the shrub- 

 bery be dressed off as directed in March. Shrubs of all 

 kinds will now begin to look gay and lively, which may 

 be very much heightened or depreciated, according to the 

 state in which the ground and contiguous walks are kept. 

 Always keep in view that weeds are no objects of beauty. 



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Hyacinths of the earliest sorts will begin to expand and 

 show their colours ; of which we can boast of a few as fine 



* See Mr. M'Nab's rich pamphlet treatise on removing ever- 

 greens, dec. 



