TRANSPLANTING LARGE TREES. 



557 



Fig. 305. 



" If drought is to be feared, the stem and main branches 

 of the tree can be surrounded with plaited straw watered 

 from time to time, or by a coating of clay mixed with cow- 

 dung and covered with rough canvas, which is much about 

 the same colour a s the bark. Sometimes in the Boulevards 

 of Paris they 

 water trees sur- 

 rounded in this 

 manner by pour- 

 ing water through 

 a funnel from the 

 top, between the 

 clay and the 

 trunk of the tree. 

 These auxiliary 

 means for keep- 

 ing the tree alive 

 may be supple- 

 mented by many 

 others, such as 

 covering it en- 

 tirely on the 

 south side with 

 canvas, to pre- 

 serve it from the 

 sun anddrought if 

 it isof ararekind; 

 by watering the 

 ground well if it is 

 dry, or by drain- 

 ing the hole with 



rubbish or drain- Trunk of large Tree recently planted enveloped in Moss 

 ... and Canvas, to preserve the Stem from the action of 

 pipes II the SOU be the Sun. 



too damp, &c. 



" The ordinary season for transplanting large deci- 

 duous trees is from October to April, and from March to 

 April or August for evergreens. But with sufficient 

 care it is quite possible to transplant trees all the year 

 round, provided the weather be suitable, the roots un- 



