TRANSPLANTING LARGE TREES. 



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by removing the iron rod which connects the hind wheels 

 and the hind cross-beam, the machine is put to the tree 

 without trouble or awkwardness. The lifting power is by 

 means of racks, pinions, and levers. 



Besides the above-described excellent method for the 

 removal of 



large trees, Fio. 306. 



there is a very 

 good method 

 employed for 

 the transplanta- 

 tion of small 

 trees, specimen 

 conifers, ever- 

 greens, and like 

 subjects. Round 

 each tree a cir- 

 cular trench is 

 opened large 

 enough for a 

 man to move 

 about in it at 

 his ease. The 

 depth should be 

 equal to that of 

 thedeepestlarge 

 roots, and a ball 

 of earth large 

 enough to in- 

 sure the safe 

 removal of the 

 tree should be 

 left. All the 

 smaller roots 

 found in the 

 trench should be 



carefully preserved. The ball is shaped into the form of a 

 truncated cone, with its smallest portion below. It is next 

 surrounded with light deal boards, separated from each 



Small Machine for Lifting Specimen Shrubs 

 and Conifers. 



