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a little sandy loam ; fill up the hole with the earth again, 

 and throw over the spot a covering of litter, or some- 

 thing of the kind, to keep off wet and frost. Dig them 

 up and sow them in March. 



The end of August is the best time for removing large 

 hollies. Tie the lower branches well together : mark a 

 circle two feet from the stem, and a second two feet 

 beyond it, and dig out the earth between to a good 

 depth. Dig, at the place to which the tree is to go, 

 a large deep hole (larger than the root will require), 

 throw in some good soil, and with it and water make a 

 puddle. "Work round the root of the tree, leaving a 

 good ball of earth, and when it stands loose wrap it 

 round with garden mats, old carpets, sacks, or such like, 

 and tie the ball firmly together with a rope : wrap the 

 stem round in the same way, and fix to it a stout pole 

 eight or nine feet long. Lower the tree gently, and 

 remove it, by the aid of as many men as are necessary, 

 to its new position, taking care to lower it gently into 

 the puddle, and rather above than below its former level. 

 Eemove the incumbrances, and fill up the hole with 

 good earth. Paddle the surface, and fix the tree with 

 props so that the wind cannot shake it. Trim hollies 

 with a good sharp knife (not with shears), quite early 

 in the spring, before they begin to shoot. The less 

 pruning the better ; but encourage the leader, by stop- 

 ping laterals which would interfere with it. 



The Aiiciiha, which is so gay in foliage that it can 

 scarcely be out of place anywhere, is best increased by 

 layering, and its merits make its increase desirable, for 

 it will accommodate itself to any soil, and any circum- 

 stances. The smoke of London, and the drip of trees, 

 do not daunt it ; so its bright mixture of colour and 

 bushy growth come in where they are most needed. In 

 addition to the trees I have named, there is a long list 

 of evergreens from which to choose — cypresses, pines, 

 firs, cedars, junipers, arbores vitae, and evergreen oaks, 

 besides shrubs of various growth. 



Of trees which are especially fitted for planting out 

 on a lawn, there are many, both deciduous and ever- 



