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SECTION II. 



Transplanting. Almost all our cultivated plants 

 being- raised from seed, or by other modes of propaga- 

 tion in seed-beds or nurseries, are from thence re- 

 moved to their final stations by transplantation. The 

 best time for this work is when the plant is at rest, 

 viz. from the time the growth ceases in autumn, till 

 its recommencement in the spring. An old proverb 

 says 



" He that would a good tree have 

 Should bury the old leaves in the grave." 



meaning that the fall of the leaves being a sign that 

 the plant has entered on its winter rest, is the best 

 season for removing it. This is spoken of deciduous 

 trees ; but it is unquestionably the best season also 

 for the transplanting of evergreens ; not only be- 

 cause the summer growth has ceased, but also because 

 there is less sunshine, and less danger of the fibrous 

 roots being damaged by drying air during the removal. 



Success in all cases depends on the preservation of 

 the young fibres, expedition in the removal, and seeing 

 that the soil of the new site is sufficiently moist to 

 encourage the re-striking of the young roots. 



The younger a plant is, the easier and more safely 

 is it transplanted ; merely because it has but a slight 

 hold of the ground, requiring no violence in taking 

 up, and being extremely vigorous, readily lays hold of 

 its new place. Herbaceous plants, whether young or 



