AND THE WILDERNESS BLOSSOMED 



standing in the forests of Maine, being largely 

 used in the building of boats and for shingles. 

 The American Larch, Tamarack, or Hackma- 

 tack, grows in moist lands in this region, and its 

 timber is valuable ; the curved trunks from the 

 swamps making excellent knees for large boats. 

 The young tree is handsome, and will grow well 

 even in comparatively dry situations. I have 

 tried a number of other shade-trees, reputed to 

 be hardy, but without much success. A row of 

 Weeping Willows planted at the shore of the 

 lake lived for two or three years, and grew rap- 

 idly, and then an especially severe winter killed 

 them all. 



All these trees may be successfully transplanted, 

 with proper care. The first necessity is to save 

 as many of the roots as possible ; and in this you 

 will find your native hard to manage, for if you 

 leave him to his own devices he will simply thrust 

 a bar under the young tree, and wrench it loose, 

 getting only such roots as may happen to come 

 with the trunk. Maples taken up in this rough 

 way often live, but it will take several years for 

 them to recover after such a rude mauling and 

 show signs of growth. First of all, then, take 

 your tree up carefully, and get with it every pos- 



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