CHAPTER XV. 
TRANSPLANTING CONIFERS. 
In Europe, plantations of Pine and Spruce are 
sometimes made on a large scale, by sowing the seed 
either in drills or broadcast where the trees are finally 
to remain. This is not generally the most profitable 
mode, and is not likely to be practiced in this country. 
A great quantity of seed is required, and there are 
other objections. Undoubtedly, the most eligible 
method is to plant young trees of proper size, grown 
in a nursery. 
The Conifers require greater care in transplanting 
than deciduous trees. Every one knows that the 
latter suffer more by removal when in leaf, than after 
the leaves have fallen. It is not claimed that ever- 
greens suffer in like degree, but they will by no means 
endure the same exposure in transplanting at the 
ordinary season. When taken up, their roots should 
be carefully prevented from becoming dry, and 
guarded from all exposure to sun and wind until 
they are again placed in the earth. Many evergreens 
perish from the want of proper precaution in this 
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