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roots from exposure. Plant the trees as soon as possible after being 
taken from their native soil. 
But why not cut off the tops, so as to balance the loss of so many 
roots? I reply, the law of “demand and supply” is no where in 
nature more evidently established, or more fully developed than by 
the assimilating efforts of a newly and well planted fruit tree. If 
more roots are to be supplied, there must be a cause or demand for 
their growth. Then why cut away the very points most efficient 
for the purpose? The terminal buds with their exceedingly large 
leaves, exert a far greater power upon the tree to promote vitality, 
than any or all other parts combined. If this is so, why cut them 
off and rob the tree of its best God-given powers, to resist the 
ruinous effects of the casualties that befall it? I am not speaking 
of trees whose tops have been dried up, by a long exposure of the 
roots. Such trees should never be planted at all, at least, not in 
that condition. If trees come to hand, so dead that only a resur- 
rection can save them, even then the terminals should not be cut 
from them, but the directions given under the head of “ transplant- 
ing” should be followed, or clse burn up the trees at once, and 
save yourself the annoyance their unsightly presence will surely 
preduce. The fruit grower who does not believe in the truthful- 
ness of the principles and practice I herein advance, will please 
dig about and examine the new roots being sent out by his recent- 
ly planted trees, and he will find in every case that they bear an 
exact proportion, both in quantity, size and extent, to the live 
branches of the tree. And why should it not be sot Nature is 
true to herself. Let us regard her laws, rather than our own pre- 
conceived opinions, and thus be equally true to ourselves and nature 
too. My own experience in this matter may be thought of some 
importance in this connection. Ihave transplanted trees of both 
a small, and a very large amount of tops or branches, and with an 
equal quantity of roots belonging to each, and time and circum- 
stances alike in all ; articulars, and I have invariably found that the 
tree of largest top is equally well supplied and as vigorous in every 
part, in the first and after years as the one of lesser top, and very 
far in advance of the maimed ones. Again, I have cut back very 
thoroughly, and at one time, in July, the tops of some fast and 
slim growing Talman Sweet trees, (than which none are healthier 
or hardier in our climate,) that had never been transplanted, but. 
