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order (o wash in the inoiiUI uinoni? tlio roots of (he plant. 

 On this, the remaining earth is filled in, as al)ove, taking 

 care to begin witli the green sward, if tliere be any, and 

 hand-laying it in regular strata, so as in the greatest degree 

 to retain moisture, while it promotes solidity. Another 

 plentiful watering is next given, in the same way ; the 

 whole is left for a day to subside ; and then, when it will 

 bear the workmen's feet, it is ultimately finished, by a com- 

 plete decalcation of the surface. I have been the more par- 

 ticular in dwelling on this part of the planting, as it is a 

 subject not understood by the generality of either overseers 

 or workmen. 



It is wonderfid what dexterity the workmen will acquire 

 in these various processes, by attention and practice, under 

 an able and active director, particularly in that of distri- 

 buting and ordering the roots. Yet probably the greatest 

 difiiculty, that such a person will experience, is to get them 

 to perform the handling, and to fill in the mouid leisurely 

 enough^ without haste or confusion, or the slurring over of 

 any part. He will also find it a difficult matter so to arrange 

 the different departments of work round the pit, as that the 

 whole of the workmen are constantly carrying forward the 

 business in hand, and that the whole never have to wait for 

 what must be done, and perhaps oftener than once, by only 

 one or two individuals ; such as adjusting the position of the 

 tree, ascertaining the depth of the root, disengaging the pole 

 of the machine, fixing or loosening the bracing-ropes, and 

 the like, by which means much time is often lost, and, of 

 course, unnecessary expense incurred. 



In respect to those difficult and important processes, the 

 securing of the tree against wind, and the ordering of the 

 roots, I sensibly feel the inadequacy of the foregoing account 

 of both. In order to be fully apprehended, they should be 

 seen in the hands of dexterous workmen, when the efficiency 



