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fhould then be put under the root, which muft be 

 lifted up with a large ball of earth furrounding 

 it ; and if it fhould fall off, it muft be fupplied 

 with more earth, fo as to form a ball about the 

 roots of each plant, which muft be furrounded 

 with wet mofs, and carefully tied about with 

 pack-thread to keep the earth about the roots 

 moift : loamy earth will continue moift the long- 

 eft. 



Of each kind the youngeft plants of fhrubs 

 and trees that can be found, fhould be taken ; 

 none of them fhould be above a foot high ; as 

 young plants are found by experience to bear re- 

 moving much better than old ones. 



Convenient boxes for the 4 conveyance of 

 plants in long voyages, are made about four feet 

 long, two broad, and two deep • thefe, when 

 half filled with earth, can be conveniently car- 

 ried by two men holding the rope-handles fixed 

 to their ends. pi. III. fig. 1. 2. 3. 



Thefe mould be filled about half full of mould, 

 with a few rotten flicks or leaves at the bottom, 

 and the plants intendedto be fent, planted in it, 

 as foon after the fhip's arrival as poflible. When 

 the fhip is about to fail, and they are fent on 

 board, hoops are to be nailed to the fides of the 

 box, in fuch a manner, that, arching over it, 

 they may cover the higheft of the plants ; fmall 

 ropes are to be twifted between thefe, in the form 

 of a net, to prevent the dogs or cats from get- 

 ting at them, and fcratching them up, on ac-* 

 count of the frefh mould. 



For each box fo hooped and netted, provide a 

 canvas cover, which may, when put on, entirely 



protect 



