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by freezing them for a short time by packing 

 them in ice. It is a fruitful field ; but few 

 discoveries have been made in it. 



15. Trees of rapid growth should be trans 

 planted at the end of the first season. In 

 other cases, they may remain two years in 

 the seed-bed. 



IV. THE BEST SIZE FOR TRANSPLANTING. 



16. This is a much disputed point. There 

 are many good reasons for preferring large 

 trees. The man who has become superior 

 to the active duties of business, through a 

 long course of years, and desires to pass the 

 remainder of his days in the peaceful retire 

 ment of a country-seat, cannot afford to wait 

 till young trees grow up with their grateful 

 shade. He will prefer large trees. Taken 

 up properly (see par. 10), and at a proper 

 season (par. 21), they will succeed perfectly, 

 and the immediate object be gained. 



17. Such trees, however, never grow with 

 much luxuriousness. Young thrifty trees, 

 under favorable circumstances, equal them 

 in a few years, and eventually go ahead. 



