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TRANSPLANTING, 



TRANSPLANTING. 



Some kinds of plants it is proper to remove to 

 their final destination, immediately from the seed- 

 bed ; others ought to to be transplanted in the nur- 

 sery. Of specifying which of these modes of treat- 

 ment, however, is best adapted to the several va- 

 rieties of plants, better opportunities will occur af- 

 terwards. At present, I shall offer only a few ge- 

 neral remarks, respecting the season at which trans- 

 planting should take place, and the manner in which 

 it should be performed. 



In most nurseries, throughout the north of Scot- 

 land, transplanting is performed in spring, and this 

 season seems to be preferable to autumn, for doing 

 the work, as plants put out before winter are often 

 loosened, or entirely extracted by the frost. If we 

 transplant in spring, however, we must be careful to 

 have it done before the plants begin to vegetate, 

 otherwise great numbers of them will die. 



There are two modes of transplanting practised 

 in the nursery ; in the one the dibble is used, and 

 in the other the spade only. This last method is 

 in some parts known by the technical denomination 

 of sheughing or laying. It is very expeditious. 



