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in free, kindly soil, are better fitted for seek- 

 ing pasturage for the immediate sustenance 

 of the top, than lank, fibre less bare roots are. 



3dly. PREPARING FOR REMOVAL such trees 

 applicable to this purpose, as stand in, and 

 can be spared from young plantations, may 

 frequently save much expence and labour. 

 After having determined on the plants, and 

 the time of removing them, (which should 

 be one or two seasons hence,) if they have 

 never yet been pruned, this operation be- 

 comes first necessary ; therefore, perform It 

 according to the rules already laid down, 

 endeavouring, as quickly as possible, to bring 

 them into proper form ; nor fix on others 

 than will obviously answer the purpose, and 

 which stand thin and unincumbered. 



The first consideration now is, whether 

 the trees in question are tap-rooted plants, 

 and whether they have been planted, or 

 town on the spot. They require a different 

 treatment. 



In the first case, by the process of trans- 

 planting, their roots will have been tapped* 

 and they may be treated indiscriminately 

 with others, in the following manner: 



