200 TRANSPLANTING. 



of the tree, by which the latter is pulled down upon 

 the truck, in which position it is drawn away, root 

 foremost, to its new place, previously prepared to 

 receive it. In replanting the tree much depends on 

 the care and order of laying- out the roots, each in 

 its natural direction, and all firmly embedded in the 

 mould, giving water as the work proceeds till all is 

 compactly covered up. As the tree will require to 

 be frequently watered during the summer, the surface 

 round the trunk should be left rather hollow to 

 retain it. 



It is generally observed, that trees transplanted 

 during their most vigorous growth, i. e. after they 

 are ten or twelve years of age, never arrive at so 

 full stature, but take a precocious maturity of form 

 long before they gain that age in which their charac- 

 teristic form appears. This we sometimes see in 

 pleasure grounds where large plants have been chosen 

 for immediate effect. It is for this reason that very 

 young trees are preferred by planters to large or 

 older ones ; and for the same reason also it is that 

 trees, raised from the seed where they are intended 

 to remain, always make more stately timber than 

 such as have been transplanted at any time. 



This is quite consistent with our ideas respecting 

 the constitutional structure and development of 

 plants. Every tree, shrub, or herb, according to the 

 suitableness of its situation, has a determinate form 

 and volume. They arrive at this through the differ- 

 ent gradations of youth, perfect form, and full bulk, 



