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looms. The bargainer will have to be diplomatic 

 and persistent and possessed of a well-filled purse, 

 for when the expenses of lifting and moving and 

 replanting are added to the original bill of sale 

 the figures will tot up to a considerable sum. 



The moving of these old specimens should be 

 entrusted to men of experience, for the operation 

 is by no means a simple one and the risk is great. 

 Many nurserymen make a specialty of moving 

 Box for their rich patrons, and they have been 

 quite successful, although it seems to be more or 

 less a matter of luck. Small trees can be suc- 

 cessfully moved in late October after the first 

 really sharp frost, and they should be reset in the 

 same quality of soil as that to which they have 

 been used, a light loam. Good drainage should be 

 provided, for the accumulation of water around 

 the roots is fatal. Avoid setting them in heavy, 

 clayey soil that holds moisture and freezes like a 

 rock, or in cuppy ground where the water is apt 

 to collect around their butts. Care should be 

 taken not to break the tap roots, and to keep the 

 wind and air from drying out any of the roots 

 while in transportation. When setting the tree, 



