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only pleasure that brought by its shade, 

 when a trifling cost in the original outlay 

 will " add all these things unto them." The 

 saving of a dollar in a gratification which is 

 expected to last for life, is a consideration 

 which will have little weight when duly 

 reflected on. A little extra expense in a 

 selection of trees, a little extra thought on 

 appropriating each to its most proper soil, 

 and a little extra care bestowed on their 

 removal and replanting, will be amply repaid 

 in the future beauty, variety, health, and 

 luxuriousness of shade trees. 



II. ON THE CHOICE OF TREES. 



7. For shade trees it is considered advan- 

 tageous to possess the property of trans- 

 planting easily. This is a great reason why 

 certain trees become so popular in some dis- 

 tricts as to give them a character. But, in 

 reality, there are no trees difficult to trans- 

 plant. When the true principles of the ope- 

 ration are understood, a beech may be trans- 

 planted as easily as an ailanthus, or a sour- 



