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transplanting at all times, and in all soils, is hacked wood ashes. A 

 comply of slioyelfids of this maybe used (intermixed with soil): 

 about the roots of every tree, while replanting it, with great advan-' 

 tage. Lin^e 'and potash, the two largest inorganic constituents' of 

 all trees, are most abundantly supplied by wood ash^ ; and hence 

 its utili^ in all our soils. , . ' 



< We have, previously, so largely insisted on the ijjiportance of 

 trenching and deepening the Soil, in all cases where trees are to 'be 

 planted, that we trust our reader^ know that that is our platform. 

 If any man wishes to know how to improve the growth of any tree 

 in the climate of the United States, the first word that we have to 

 say to him, is to " trench your soil." If your soil is exhausted, if 

 your soil is thin and poor, if it is dry, and you suffer froin drought, 

 the rem%dy is the same ; deepen it. If you have much to do, and 

 economy^m'ust be considered, use the subsoil plough; if a f^w'trees' 

 only are to be planted in the lawn or garden, use the spade. Always 

 remember that the roots of trees will rarely go"' deeper thanttlie 

 " natural soil," (say from 10 to 20 inches on the average,) and that 

 b/ trenching two orthreeifeet deep you make a double soil, and 

 therefore enlarge your " area of freedom " for the roots, and give them 

 twice "as much to feed upon. K yoii are a beginn«ri and are skepti- 

 cal,' make a trial of a few square yards, plant a tree in it, and then 

 judge for yourself. ' 



