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Transplantation. 



Transplantation consists in removing a plant 

 from the soil in which it is growing to some 

 other soil. 



If in the operation the plant is torpid, and 

 its spongioles uninjured, the removal will not 

 be productive of any interruption to the pre- 

 vious rate of growth. 



And if it is growing, or evergreen, and the 

 spongioles are uninjured, the removal will pro- 

 duce no further injury than may arise from the 

 temporary suspension of the action of the spon- 

 gioles, and the noncessation of perspiration 

 during the operation. 



So that transplantation may take place at all 

 seasons of the year, and under all circumstan- 

 ces, provided the spongioles are uninjured. 



This applies to the largest trees as well as to 

 the smallest herbs. 



But as it is impossible to take plants out of the 

 earth without destroying or injuring the spongio- 

 les, the evil consequences of such accidents must 

 be remedied by the hindrance of evaporation. 



Transplantation should therefore take place 

 only when plants are torpid, and when their 

 respiratory organs (leaves) are absent ; or, if 



