ON PLANTING. 237 
“The Hon. Suel Foster, of Muscatine, lowa, reports 
the following as the growth of the varieties named, 
twenty years after transplanting: 
Diameter, Inches. Height, Feet. 
Soltemaple vic.ccwsgccuieiwaicaw oe 16 35 
Hard maple... sensecaceeccee 144 20 
Black Cherry oj:2 i000 0000 ee eevee 11 40 
“The chestnut, twenty-four years from seed, grew to 
be 10 to 164 inches in diameter, and 30 to 36 feet in 
height. The European larch, ten years transplanted, 
attained a diameter of 4 to 74 inches, and were 20 to 30 
feet in height.” 
TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS. 
“The time for- transplanting seedlings is a considera- 
tion dependent chiefly upon the thrift which the plants 
are likely to make in the seed-bed, and upon the disper- 
sion therein; as also upon their kind. 
“Tn case of their being sown too thickly, it will then 
be necessary to give them more room, and for this pur- 
pose the healthiest and most vigorous are taken up after 
the first season and set out in nursery-grounds prepared 
for their reception. 
“As the thrift of the many species is so varied, a gen- 
eral direction cannot be here given for all; but usually 
those kinds with abundance of roots may safely be trans- 
planted in the fall following their sowing, giving at the 
same time due consideration for their protection against 
extremes of temperature during winter. 
“Tn no wise is it advisable to transplant permanently, 
or even remove, species which are naturally of sparse 
root-growth till the spring, as the roots of such are not 
fully formed in, or hardy enough after, one season’s 
growth to withstand the nipping effects of a winter's 
frost. Fall planting would be injurious to them, and 
would probably retard their growth, if not kill them. 
