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are transplanted. Herbaceous plants re»^^ 

 time for this ; but, for plants of a woody . 

 three months is sometimes necessary. 



Boxes for the conveyance of plants, or of \ .mL 



are sown, may be made about two feet broad, two feet 

 deep, and four feet long, with small holes in the bottom, 

 covered with a shell, or piece of tile or other similar sub- 

 stance for letting off any superfluous water. There should 

 be a layer of wet moss of two or three inches deep at the 

 bottom, or, if that cannot be had, some very rotten wood 

 or decayed leaves, and upon that about twelve inches depth 

 of fresh loamy earth, into which the plants that are to be 

 transplanted should be set. The surface of the earth should 

 be covered with a thin layer of moss cut small, which 

 should be occasionally washed in fresh water during the 

 voyage, both to keep the surface moist, and to wash off 

 mouldiness or any saline particles that may be on it. 



When the boxes are about to be put on board the ship, 

 hoops of wood should be fastened to the sides, in such a 

 manner, that, arching over the box, they may cover the 

 highest of the plants ; and over these should be stretched a 

 net work of pitched cord, so as to protect the plants from 

 external injury, and prevent the earth from being disturbed 

 by mice or other vermin. 



To each box should be fastened a canvass cover, made to 

 go entirely over it, but so constructed as to be easily put on 

 or off, as may be necessary, to protect the plants from the 

 salt water, or winds, and sometimes from the sunshine. 

 Strong handles should be fixed to the boxes that they may 

 be conveniently moved. 



During the voyage, the plants should be kept in a light, 

 airy situation, without which, they will perish. They 

 should not be exposed to severe winds, nor to cold, nor 

 for a long time to too hot a sunshine, nor to the spray of 

 the salt water. To prevent injury from the saline particles 



