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PLANTING. 



three times their original height ; while the black 

 Italian poplars were from 20 to 25 feet in height, 

 and proportionably thick of stem, and producing al- 

 together a very imposing effect. 



The annexed table will show the cost, very nearly, 

 of each tree respectively as it stood transplanted. 



COST OF TRANSPLANTING. 



At Cullen House, during the spring 1880, we 

 lifted and transplanted above 200 large hardwood 

 trees of various sorts. The trees were dug round for 

 lifting during the previous winter and spring, and 

 were transplanted in March and April the following 

 year. At the same time that the trees were dug 

 round preparatory to transplanting, their tops were 

 all considerably reduced, which has a very beneficial 

 effect in preventing the trees from blowing down with 

 the wind, which they are very liable to do if at all 

 top-heavy or exposed. Though compelled by circum- 

 stances to prune the tops of the trees in winter or 

 spring, the fact must not be overlooked that June and 



