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not neglect to plant small trees, for they are as beautiful as large 

 ones. Trees are comparable to children. I like as much to see au 

 evergreen or other tree two feet high, as a child two years old. 

 Still, when one is advanced in life, he can have neither old chil- 

 dren or large trees, all at once. To transplant large trees pays 

 better than paint, carpenter work, or any other kind of improve- 

 ment. In taking up large trees, in a loamy soil, it is not necessary 

 that the ground should be frozen, for enough soil will adhere to 

 the roots. 



Dr. Jarvis. — No tree of any size should be transplanted with 

 less than three feet of soil each way, from the trunk, or six feet in 

 diameter. Again, many fail because they dig small holes, and do 

 not have the soil thoroughly disturbed. In the Central Park, the 

 ground was generally loosened, and all the trees have made au 

 astonishing growth. As a substitute for trees, one can train morn- 

 ing-glories and other Western running vines and creepers, which 

 will be pleasant while trees are growing. In planting, it will be a 

 great advantage to have broken pots, and various stones, particu- 

 larly old, or other red sand-stones, to attract the moisture which 

 the tree requires. Rocky hill-sides are good for grapes for this 

 reason. 



Dr. Halleck. — I have learned, from experience, that the placing 

 of stones around trees newly planted insures a successful growth. 

 Shrubbery should be treated in the same way. 



Mr. Hyde. — In the West we remove the snow in February, that 

 the ground may freeze; after that we remove the tree in a solid 

 Dlock of frozen earth. We are particular to do one thing, and 

 which should not be neglected. This is to mark the tree, say on 

 the north side, so that in resetting it may stand to the North, for 

 this side is the toughest. By neglecting this precaution, many trees 

 die, since if the south side, which has thinnest bark and is tender- 

 est, is placed to the North, it is not able to withstand the cold. 



Dr. Peck. — I recommend that, to save labor, the tree be dug 

 around in the fall, that in the winter, with very little labor, it may 

 be cut off and placed on wheels, ready for transportation. It is no 

 small job to take up a tree while the ground is frozen solid. 



Dr. Bradshaw asked if it was necessary to transplant trees with 

 the same side to the North as it originally grew. It had been 

 stated that this is important, as the trees will succeed more satis- 

 factorily than if the south side be set to the North, or at some 

 other point of the compass. 



