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The bundles of roots arc every where loosened, and the 

 roots freed from the wheels. The cords which confine the 

 top, are removed, and the branches suffered to gain their 

 natural position. Meanwhile, an active workman is sent to 

 the top, to fix two ropes transversely to each other, in order 

 to steady it, when set up ; while another gets under the axle 

 of the machine, and bringing out the roots of the under side, 

 pulls them right towards the rear, in order to save them from 

 being broken by the great weight of the descending mass ; 

 when, on a signal being given, the steersman and his assist- 

 ants, together wdth the balancemen, as the case may be, quit 

 their stations and their hold of the pole-rope and branches, 

 and the tree suddenly rises to the upright position. All this 

 may be readily apprehended, by considering its actual situa- 

 tion on the machine, as represented in the engraving. 



If the longest branches have not been accurately brought 

 to the stormy quarter, it is now the time to correct that error. 

 The tree, if it be requisite, is again pulled down, and the 

 machine wheeled round to the proper point ; taking care, at 

 the same time, if the root be heavy, to ascertain, by means 

 of the offsets, that it is accurately deposited in the centre of 

 the pit. It is then allowed to gain the erect position, as 

 before. Instead of this, should the root be of no great weight, 

 it may be turned round on its bottom or underbed in the pit, 

 by manual strength, the workmen being careful to lay hold 

 of great handfuls of roots and fibres, so that as httle breakage 

 as possible may take place. When these things are accom- 

 phshed, the bracers of the root, and the pole-rope, are detached 

 from the machine, and it is wheeled out of the pit. By 

 common management, however, and attention to the direc- 

 tions already given, the whole of the above extra labour, 

 which creates considerable delay, may be avoided, and the 

 proper aspect for the heavy side of the tree obtained at once. 

 All that is necessary in ordinary cases is, an inspection of the 

 offsets, if great accuracy in the position of the tree be wanted. 



