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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 te 
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, 
curing 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 
eround be weil 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., 
Zo 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 asod 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 Trees, and 
others that it is particularly desirable to promote the growth 
of, should be brushed over with common soft soap, undiluted 
with water—this treatment will give a thriftiness 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. | 
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