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On packing up Trees for sending to 



great Distances. 



I T rroqiieiiitly lia})})cns, lluit persons wish to 

 transmit trees and plants to a great distance, 

 but from doing which they are deterred by the 

 difficulty of packing, and the probable distance 

 they may have to travel. 



As I was so fortunate some years ago, as to 

 discover a niotle of preserving such articles in 

 close boxes for many months, in which mode 

 tliey may be conveyed to almost any part of 

 the world, I think it may be useful to give an 

 account of it in this place. The Society of 

 Arts having at the time honoured me with a 

 handsome premium for making known the pro- 

 cess, and having printed my communication 

 thereon, I shall take the liberty of transcribing 

 it : and to those who may be thus desirous of 

 sending such thiny-s to great distances, or where 

 the ])ackage is liable to be detained, there is no 

 mode so easy, cheap, and convenient. 



The Sphagnum palustre, which is the mate- 

 rial I have used for this purpose, is found iu 



