170 FOREST TREES. 
respect. The roots should be plunged into a mixture 
of loam and water, so as to coat them with mud, 
immediately after taking up. In planting trees that 
are not small, the roots should be extended on all sides 
to their full length, and care should be taken that no 
4 vacancies are left among the roots unfilled with earth. 
- Plenty of water thrown into the pit when partially 
filled, will pack the earth closely about the roots. 
Trees should be planted no deeper than they formerly 
grew. The earth should be trodden firmly over the 
roots, and no water applied after the planting is 
finished. A thick mulching of rotten chips, or some 
kind of litter is very beneficial in case of dry weather 
following the planting. Fresh stable manure should 
never be used about the trees. Some advise removing 
large evergreens with a ball of frozen earth around 
the roots. In practicing this method, the roots of the 
tree are almost uniformly cut shorter than they need 
have been if transplanted in the usual way, and as it 
is mainly the coarser parts of the roots that are 
inclosed in the ball of earth, the advantage is at least 
questionable. Damp, cloudy, or wet weather is in all 
eases the best for transplanting evergreens. A clear, 
sunshiny day, with a drying wind, is a bad time, and 
a cold, freezing atmosphere still worse. 
The proper time for transplanting Coniferous trees 
is a matter respecting which there are different 
opinions.. In countries where the ground is never 
deeply frozen, they may be safely removed at any time 
in mild weather, when not in a growing state. In 
colder climates, the latter part of August and first: 
