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Provide a few large earthen pans, about a foot 

 deep, and in these mix a compost of fresh cow- 

 dung and water to the consistence of cream. Then 

 dig out the plants, first cutting away the earth in 

 front of, the lines to the full depth of the roots. 

 If several plants are held together in one lump of 

 earth, do not pull them apart, but raise the clod, 

 and drop it, when the plants will fall apart without 

 injury to the roots. Immerse them immediately 

 in the compost-pans, leaving them there until a 

 coolie-load is ready. Then place the plants in 

 baskets on a layer of fresh-cut grass or herbage, 

 covering them over with similar material. In this 

 state they may be carried to the forest without 

 risk ; but more should not be despatched at once 

 than can be planted in an hour, unless the distance 

 is great and the weather damp. 



If the plants be kept without water a week or 

 two before removal, it will check the formation of 

 tender shoots, and thereby lessen the risk ; but the 

 beds may be watered the day before the plants are 

 wanted, as this will facilitate their removal. 



These appear but trifling matters, but attention 

 or inattention to them constitutes all the difference 

 between success and failure. 



