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inch wide, and four inches long, upon which the name of 

 the variety is plainly written in letters, and the number 

 of trees in the bundle in figures, thus, " HALE'S EARLY, 25." 

 Formerly all the nursery stock was taken up with the 

 spade ; but latterly, an implement, called a " Tree Digging 

 Plow," has been invented, and, among large nurserymen, 



Fig. 10. TREE DIGGING PLOW. 



entirely supersedes the old method. It is constructed with 

 two beams, one to run on each side of the row of trees, two 

 sets of handles, and a peculiar share, much in shape like 

 the letter U. This share is very sharp ; the horizontal 

 part runs under, and the vertical ones on each side of the 

 trees, and the roots are thus smoothly cut off, both verti- 

 cally and laterally, while the trees themselves remain 

 standing, and may be taken up by the hand at pleasure. 

 The plow is propelled by four horses, two on each side of 

 the row, harnessed tandem, and guided by two plowmen, 

 one on each side. With this plow and equipment, ten 

 thousand trees may be prepared in a single day. But the 

 saving of labor is not the only advantage. The roots are 

 never broken, and need no pruning. Besides, the neces- 

 sity of heeling-in is obviated, as the trees may be taken 

 out at any time, either the same fall or the next spring 

 without further expense or trouble, 



