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border. Care must be taken that the soil is 

 well closed to the roots so that no hollow 

 places are left. After the soil is filled in, 

 let it be moderately pressed to the roots, 

 and the tree must be watered with drain- 

 in gs from the dunghill, also be mulched. 

 The season which I prefer for performing 

 this business is the end of October, or early in 

 November, therefore unless the weather be 

 very dry, the tree will not require any more 

 water at the roots until the following spring 

 and summer, when it will be necessary so as 

 to keep the soil moist. After the tree is 

 planted, the top must be sprinkled with water 

 every other morning at least, until the end 

 of November. It must be resumed again 

 the following spring, and be continued as 

 long as required. This practice considerably 

 assists the more speedy establishment of the 

 tree. 



In respect to pruning the branches at the 

 time of removal, I think very little is re- 

 quired, excepting any broken or damaged 

 parts, or when a tree is in a weakly condi- 

 tion. In the latter case I shorten the branches 

 in proportion to the extent the tree covers, 

 so as to cut away one-fourth. 



When I have determined the summer pre- 

 vious, to remove a tree of this description, I 

 train in a shoot at that part of each branch I 

 intend to prune to. But when a tree is not in 

 a weakly state I never shorten any branch, 



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