202 THE PRACTICAL PLANTER. 



The pit being now ready, and the plant 

 in the situation as supposed at the end of 

 the preceding section, let it be brought for- 

 ward no matter how provided it be with 

 care. Perhaps it may be carried in the hand ; 

 may be placed in a mat, and carried by two 

 people ; may be carried on a hand-barrow 

 by two, and the top supported by a third per- 

 son ; or a sledge may be required, according 

 to its size and weight. But the less friction 

 it experience in removal, and the shorter 

 time the roots are exposed, will be the more 

 to its advantage. 



Whatever pruning may be necessary at 

 this time, let it be performed while the plant 

 is in the hand, that is, before it be placed on 

 the carriage, &c. But, prune cautiously, 

 for fear of accidents ; rather, as it were, re- 

 fer the finishing till the plant has struck root 

 and has begun to vegetate. 



Place the plant upright, fair on its bottom ; 

 spread out all the roots in their natural posi- 

 tion ; tr indie in the best surface earth, previ- 

 ously breaking it small ; with the hand, lay 

 out the roots, tire above tire, as they issue 

 from the trunk, packing them with the best 



