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ferred for large, hardy, deciduous trees. It may commence as soon as the 

 leaves fall, and may be continued until winter. In planting large trees in 

 spring, we should commence as early as possible, to give them the benefit of 

 the April rains, as should it be deferred to a later period, the trees will be 

 likely to suffer greatly by the hot summer sun before they are well estab- 

 lished. 



The transplanting of evergreens is generally considered so much more 

 difficult than that of deciduous trees, and so many persons who have tole- 

 rable success in the latter, fail in the former, that we may perhaps be ex- 

 pected to point out the reason of these frequent failures. 



Most of our horticultural maxims are derived from English authors, and 

 among them, that of always planting evergreens either in August, or late 

 in autumn. At both these seasons, it is nearly impossibe to succeed in the 

 temperate portions of the United States, from the different character of our 

 climate at these seasons. The genial moisture of the English climate, ren- 

 ders transplanting comparatively easy at all seasons, but especially in win- 

 ter ; while in this country, our Augusts are dry and hot, and our winters 

 generally dry and cold. If planted in the latter part of summer, evergreens 

 become parched in their foliage, and soon perish. If planted in autumn 

 or early winter, the severe cold that ensues, to which the newly disturb- 

 ed plant is peculiarly alive, paralyzes vital action, and the tree is so much 

 enfeebled that, when spring arrives, it survives but a short period. The 

 only period, therefore, that remains for the successful removal of ever- 

 greens here, is the spring. When planted as early as practicable in the 

 spring, so as to have the full benefit of the abundant rains so beneficial to 

 vegetation at that season, they will almost immediately protrude new shoots, 

 and regain their former vigour. 



Evergreens are, in their roots, much more delicate and impatient of dry- 

 ness than deciduous trees ; and this should be borne in mind while trans- 

 planting them. For this reason, experienced planters always choose a wet 

 or misty day for their removal ; and in dry weather we would always re- 

 commend the roots to be kept watered and covered from the air by mats 

 during transportation. When proper regard is paid to this point, and to 

 judicious selection of the season, evergreens will not be found more diffi- 

 cult of removal than other trees. 



Another mode of transplanting large evergreens, which is very success- 

 fully practised among us, is that of removing them with frozen balls of 



