TRANSPLANTING LAKGE TREES. 



centre of the machine. Two stout planks with guide rails 

 are laid across the trench, and the machine is backed on 

 to these. The machine is constructed with four iron rollers, 

 laying along over the side frame and parallel with the frame. 

 Around the rollers a chain is wound, the loose end beinf 



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fastened to the planking which has been placed under the 

 ball of earth containing the roots of the tree. The rollers 

 are worked with a specially made screw -gear, which is 

 self-sustaining, and can be moved to draw up or lower 

 at will. 



The illustration given clearly shows the apparatus with 

 the tree being lifted for transportation. 



TRANbPL.ANTlKG MACHINE. 



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