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health, than an animal raised upon the rich pastures of our Western 

 country would have, t ran-planted to some of ihe bleak, barren hills, 

 of New England. Food for the plant is, therefore, requisite, and 

 this should be prepared in a well, and j.reviou-ly cultivated :md * n- 

 riehed soil, and not expected to be Ittppi&d in a raw staff, by appli- 

 cation of animal manures immediately to th" rootA IVof. Lindley 

 says, "that a small quantity of supcr-pho-phate of lime, '<^ it is called. 

 that is to .say, a mixture of oil of vitriol and burnt ;>one.;, mixed uith 

 dry mould, and thrown in around the rooi- of a newly-transplanted 

 vill generally aid in th'-. formation of root fibre.-., ;md eon--q'jently 

 assist very much in establishing the plant in it.-, new >itua ion ; or, if 

 scattered over the soil next the roots, the rains will distribute it to the 

 places where most required." 



How to Plant. Having prepared the place and the soil, we next 



proceed to plant the tree. 

 Supposing that, the roots, 

 in removing, have been 



Carefully pre-ei-ved. our 



v.'iii pr-:-fnt, when 

 placed in the hole, pre- 

 pared for it, the appear- 

 ance r'-pre.-.enied in our 

 Jig' ir". 17, the upper root 

 being about four inches 

 lower than the level of 

 the surrounding soil. If 

 the roots are broken, prim--, 

 by a cut from the under 

 side of each end. Now, 

 one man should scatter 

 in carefully the fine earth, 

 while another holds the 



body of the tree with one hand, arid with tin; other carefully presses 

 irth around and beneath every root, taking care, to keep the 

 Hnall roots and fibres, each in its place, lifiing them a-> the work pro- 

 gresses to :i nearly horizontal position. Leave, the, r-arth, if the plant- 

 Mi" he done in Spring, level around the tree, and with the .-urround- 

 ingsurfafe; if planted in the Kail, -art.h up a little mound around the 

 tetm-end, and o\er the entire, circle of roots, to be, drawn away again 

 in the Spring. Avoid treading or other pn me around the tree, 

 other than that made by the hand, infirmly placing the earth around 

 the roots in the process. 



Time to Plant. With nearly all tree, and all locations, Fall is 

 the best time to transplant; new granulation^ have to l , mad- . <TC 

 the roots broken by removal can again supply themselves or the 

 plant, with food. This process, if j-ees are, i-moved in i'';,ll, will 



