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fibres of the roots must perish, and the trees, if they live at 

 all, cannot thrive the first season, as they can receive little or 

 no nourishment until those fibres are replaced. 



Manner of Planting, 



Let the holes be dug somewhat larger than is sufficient to 

 admit the roots in their natural position, and of sufficient 

 depth to allow the tree to be placed two or three inches 

 deeper than it was before transplanting — take care to cut off 

 any wounded parts of the root, and to reduce the top full one 

 third, by shortening the branches or thinning them out. Let 

 from two to four shovelfuls of well rotted stable manure, in 

 proportion to the size of the tree, be incorporated with the 

 earth, and the whole made fine previous to filling it in ; and, 

 during the operation of filling in the earth, let the tree be 

 several times shaken, in order that the soil may be admitted 

 among the finer roots, and when completely filled up, let the 

 ground be well trodden down, and finish by making a hollow 

 or basin around the tree, to catch the rain and convey it to 

 the roots, or to receive the watering which it will be neces- 

 sary to give it, should the season prove dry. 



To cause the Trees to thrive. 



The ground where they are planted must be kept culti- 

 vated — young trees will not thrive if the grass is permitted to 

 form a sod around them ; and if it should be necessary to 

 plant them in grass ground, care must be taken to keep the 

 earth mellow and free from grass for three or four feet dis- 

 tant around them, and, every autumn, some well rotted ma- 

 nure should be dug in around each tree, and every spring 

 the bodies of the Apple, Pear, Plum, and Cherry Ti ees^ ai)d 

 others that it is particularly desirable to promote the growth 

 of, should be brushed over with common soft soap, uiidiluted 

 with water — this treatment will give a thriffmess to the trees 

 surpassing the expectation of any one who has not witnessed 

 its effect. Should the first season after transplanting prove 

 dry, regular waterings will be necessary; and from a neglect 

 of proper attention in this respect, many lose a large portion 

 of their trees during a drought. 



