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The fundamental principle to be generally 

 observed, in transplanting, is to head back the 

 top of the tree, in proportion to the loss of 

 ro.ot that it has sustained by being removed. 

 Trees which are impatient of the knife, as the 

 cherry and some others, should be taken up 

 with great care, so as to save as much of the 

 root as possible. Instead of heading in the top 

 of the newly-planted tree, it has been recom- 

 mended very strongly, to remove every alter- 

 nate bud from each little limb or scion of the 

 tree, sparing the terminal buds. This mode, 

 it is urged, saves a year's growth of the wood. 

 This disbudding process may be worthy of 

 trial, but, as at present advised, we should 

 still give our decided preference to the short- 

 ening method. 



Some fruit trees may be moved much more 

 easily than others. Downing arranges them, 

 with reference to this point, in the follow- 

 ing order: Plums, Quinces, Apples, Pears, 

 Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, and, last and 

 most difficult, Cherries. It is an invariable 

 rule, that the larger the tree the 'less the 

 chances of success. Small trees should always 

 be set, in the spring, in our climate. If neces- 

 sarily taken up in the fall, heel them in for the 

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