

SECTION III. 



TRANSPLANTING LARGE TREES. 



OWING to the humid atmosphere of England, 

 large trees of the forest and the orchard, are 

 frequently transplanted there without scarcely 

 airy risk of losing them. Here, the chances of 

 succeeding are greatly lessened, by the hot 

 penetrating rays of the sun, and the conse- 

 quent transpiration of the trees. With suita- 

 ble apparatus, however, and at no great 

 expense, our large fruit trees may 'be re-set, in 

 a manner similar to that just described for 

 medium-sized trees. But the cheaper and 

 safer mode is that called Balling. This mode 

 is as follows : 



1st. Hole for receiving the tree. This 

 should be dug, in the fall, before the ground 

 is frozen. It should be made, say not less 

 than from twenty to thirty inches deep, and 

 at least two or three feet in diameter larger 

 than the circular mass, hereafter described, 

 containing the roots of the tree. 



