3#2 TREKS. 



and ina|des, let lis inquire what is the best method of trans^aQtiag 

 thran. tI^ 



The 'first poajit regards the seleetion of the trees themselves. 

 And here Sir Henry Stuart, or his book, would teaeh many planters 

 a piece of realjree-erafl which they are ignorant of; and that is, 

 that there is as much difference, in point of hardiness and power of 

 endurance, between a tree taken out of the woods, where it is shel- 

 tered by other trees, and one faiken from the'-open field, where it 

 stands alone, exposed to the fullest influences of wind and storm, 

 light and sunshine, as there is bjetween a languid drawing-room fop 

 and a robust Green Mountain boy. For this good and sufficient 

 reason, always choose a tree that grows alonejin an open site, and 

 in a soil that will aUow you to retain a-considerable ball of roots 

 entire.* 



"How large an elm or maple may we transplant!" Our 

 answer to this question might be, as large as you can afford — but 

 for the great difficulty of managing a very large tree when out of 

 the ground. That it maybe done, is.now a well-established»fact; 

 aod hence, liie only question is as to its expediency .j» Trees fi-oni 

 20 to 30 feet in height, we conceive to be, on the whole, <iie most 

 suitable size. 



There are two modes now in considerable use for -moving- trees 

 of this size ; the first is the Stuart mode, to be performed, in spring 

 or autumn ; the second, the frozen-baU modej to be performed in 

 winter. ' , 



The Stuart mode is the best for trees of the largest size. In 

 this mode, the roots are laid bare with the greatest care ; every robl^ 



* The best mbjed^, when they can be had (a^ th§y frequently may in the 

 neigl^borhood of towns), arc trees planted some ten or fifteen years before, 

 in some neighbor's gfounds, where they require being taken out (if you can 

 persuade him'^f it), because originally planted loo thickly. 



f One of the most sueoessful instances of ■thia kind of transplanting, in. 

 this coufltry, is at the cottage residence of Thomas Perkins, Esq., at Btook" 

 line, near Boston. ' S.u miemie of considerable extent may be seen there, 

 composed of elms, thirty to forty feet high, beautifully shaped, and haying' 

 the effect of full-grown trees. They were removed more than a fourth of a 

 mile, from the seat of Coi Perkins, with perfect success, and we "believe by 

 the Stuai* mode. - ' 



