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trees, such as cottonwood, willow and maple, which start in 

 growth earlier. It is too late to transplant evergreens when 

 the young shoots have appeared and are still soft, as there 

 is an extra drain on the roots for moisture at this time. If 

 evergreens must be moved late the work should be deferred 

 until the young shoots have hardened and the terminal buds 

 have formed. It is possible then to move evergreens of con- 

 siderable size if a large ball of earth is preserved intact about 

 the roots ; this, of course, means that the method is practic- 

 able for short distance removals only. A favorite method of 

 moving large specimen evergreens for the lawn is with a 

 frozen ball of earth in late winter ; such trees maybe moved 

 on a stone-boat and are ready for vigorous growth when the 

 season opens. It should be remembered also that evergreens 

 are among the class of trees which derive benefit by sym- 

 biotic relationships with the lower forms of plant life, thus 

 enabling them to derive more food from the humus in 

 the soil. Hence retaining some of the earth on the roots in 

 transplanting is a great advantage to the trees in becoming 

 established in their new home. 



To fully understand the principles involved in transplant- 

 ing evergreens, take a piece of rosin and leave it for an in- 

 definite time in a pail of water. Of course you will say that 

 this experiment is useless because every one knows the rosin 

 would not dissolve to any appreciable extent. Now remem- 

 ber, if you please, that rosin comes from the sap of ever- 

 greens and that the sap is resinous throughout. This is the 

 first fact about evergreens that must be learned. Another 

 fact of equal importance that must be remembered is that 

 the leaves are steadily at work in the process of transpiration 

 and hence the roots must be placed in intimate contact with 

 moist soil as soon as possible. 



Evergreens are easily transplanted, if it is properly done, 

 but an evergreen out of the soil is like a fish out of water 

 and can be killed in about as short a time. A few moments 

 exposure of the roots to our drying sun and wind will dry 



