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~ TRANSPLANTING TREES. 



Befoke you dig- up the Trees intended to be transplanted, or before you unpack 

 any you may have received, you should fully prepare Hie holes to receive them. 

 But if, from any cause, delay is indispensably necessary for preparing the holes, the 

 trees should be well \ret over the roots and branches, ana the roots then be well 

 covered in a trench, till you arc ready to plant them, it is of great benefit to puddle 

 the roots of Trees before planting them, which operation should be performed thus: 

 Make a hole in the ground four feet in diameter, and two and a half deep, and fill 

 it with water ; then pulverize equal quantities of rich mould and old decomposed 

 manure, and throw in, and mix the whole well, so as to form a thick puddle. At the 

 time of planting, place the roots of each tree in the puddle, giving the tree two or 

 or three turns until the puddle adheres to every root, then proceed immediately to 

 plant it. the holes having been previously prepared as follows: Make the hole- lull 

 large in proportion to the size and spread of the roots of the trees, so that they may 

 be spread out, and in no wise cramped. The usual diameter will be three to four 

 feet, and the depth two to three feet In removing the earth, place the surface soil 

 aside by itself, and cast away the poisonous bottom soil ;is useless. Mix in with the 

 surface soil about an equal portion of rich mould, and of old well-rotted manure, in 

 sufficient quantity to replace the poisonous soil cast aside, and then pulverize the 

 whole. This done, then spread a portion of the prepared compost at the 

 the hole, and after having pared any bruised or broken parts of the ro 

 place it in position, and at a depth of one inch below that at which it had previously 

 stood. Then, whilst one person holds the tree erect, let another fill in the prepared 

 compost till the roots are covered, treading it down well ; then till up the remainder 

 , without treading, as the surface should be loose in order to receive the rains. Make 

 a slight cavity around the tree for the same object, and to receive waterings. A\ hen 

 thus planted, water the tree plentifully, and do the same occasionally afterwards; and 

 especially if the weather should prove dry. Everggeen Trees are usually trans- 

 planted with balls of earth, and, therefore, the puddh'ng will be dispensed with, 

 unless some of the roots should become bare. 



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