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154 THE FOREST TREE CULTURIST. 
is also necessary in the Northern States to protect them in 
winter for the first year or two. 
TRANSPLANTING EVERGREENS. 
The best time to transplant Evergreens is still, as it 
always has been, a debatable point, and probably will con- 
tinue to be, so long as we have men in the profession who 
prefer to discuss a theory than to settle the question by 
practice. There is not a month in the year, nor a week in 
the month, that has not been decided to be the very best 
time for transplanting Evergreens, and probably there is 
truth in all theories, when put in practice in particular loca- 
tions and countries. But specific local rules are not gener- 
ally useful. Still, with all the elaborate essays and scientific 
acumen which have been displayed by theoretical as well as 
practical horticulturists upon this subject, nurserymen go 
on transplanting their thousands and tens of thousands 
every year with perfect success, regardless of that partic- 
ular time which some learned essayist has pointed out. 
The truth of the matter is, that it only requires a little 
common sense and care to perform the operation with suc- 
cess; and while the theoretical man is waiting for a proper 
time, or searching with scientific reasons for particular 
days, the practical man transplants his trees, does it well, 
and excels the would-be scientist in the end. 
Evergreen trees have their periods of growth and rest, 
the same as others; and every one knows that the best 
time to transplant trees is when they are dormant— 
that is, not growing. Trees are seldom completely at 
rest, for they reqnire moisture even during winter, for a 
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