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earth is removed from beneath the tree the tree 

 itself should be made secure by ropes which, 

 by the employment of pulleys, can be so ad- 

 justed as to give the tree at all stages of the 

 operation the necessary pitch to facilitate the 

 excavating. Supports should be placed under 

 the ball of earth remaining in contact with the 

 roots so that the tree will not be in danger of 

 falling into the hole made by the diggers. 

 Then, with the root system uncovered and 

 carefully tied -so "that no damage will result, 

 by use of the "jacks" and other apparatus 

 commonly employed by house movers, the tree 

 may be lifted and brought to its final location. 



TRANSPLANTING SMALL TREES 



But, when a tree is small, we have no such 

 difficulties to encounter in transplanting it. 

 As already suggested, nursery-grown trees 

 which have been transplanted once or twice — 

 as most nursery trees are — prove the best. 

 They have been cultivated with a view to trans- 

 planting and withstand the operation much 

 more successfully. Such specimens, if sound, 

 full of life and planted in a favorable soil, 

 are almost sure to thrive. To make this surer, 

 however, it is necessary to remember a few 



