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NOTICES OF AUTHOKS. 



ward to its new berth, and deposit it carefully there, 

 without any top-pruning, having its heaviest branches 

 towards the west, that it may the better withstand 

 our prevailing winds, taking great care to divide 

 and comb out all the rootlets, and to pack in the 

 fine prepared mould, so as to separate them nearly 

 in the order they formerly occupied. Then sad down 

 the whole by beating or watering, and mulch over 

 all to exclude the drought. 



4th, Water every two or three days in dry wea- 

 ther, during the early part of the first summer, and 

 continue for several years to work over the surface of 

 the ground by repeated hoeing or otherwise, till the 

 tree has forgotten her rough treatment, and has be- 

 come reconciled to her new quarters. 



Now, this is Sir Henry's practice. What is there 

 here meriting the name of discovery ? All the 

 world knew long ago, that trees drawn up tall and de- 

 licate, in sheltered situations, were unfit for an open 

 exposure, especially when of considerable size. We 

 have ourselves dug trenches round trees, and picked 

 the earth from the rootlets with pointed instruments, 

 preserving as far as possible every fibre entire. We 

 have often collected fine mould and composts upon 

 the ground previous to planting, and trenched 

 over the soil ; we have carefully arranged the root- 



