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ness is, the clioice of tlie tree itself; 

 and here it siiould be observed, tliat the 

 younger it is wlicn removed into the or- 

 chard, tlie better chance there is of get- 

 ting it to grow. As the fibres, or young 

 roots, are the only parts capable of at- 

 tracting from the soil the food necessary 

 to sustain tlie plant, those trees that can 

 be taken up easily from the nurseries, 

 without damaging this essential part, 

 should alwaysbe planted ; and as this is not 

 easily to be accomplished, if such trees are 

 large and of great age, young trees mjist 

 be considered as preferable to old ones 

 for forming orchards. 



I am fully aware that farmers in gene- 

 ral say that young trees, on account of 

 their small size, are unfit to plant in 

 open and bleak situations, and in places 

 where orchards are usually planted, and 

 I hold the reason to be in some measiure 

 just ; but I am writing with the hope, 

 that when trees are put into such places, 

 they will be })roperly protected from the 

 many injuries to which they are liable in 

 the present mode. However, if it should 



