TRANSPLANTING LARGE TREES. 



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Fig. 306. 



by removing tbe iron rod wbicli connects the bind wheels 

 and the hind cross-beam, the machine is put to the tree 

 without trouble or awkwardness. The lifting power is by 

 means of racks, pinions, and levers. 



Besides the above-described excellent method for the 

 removal of 

 large trees, 

 there is a very 

 good method 

 employed for 

 the transplanta- 

 tion of small 

 trees, specimen 

 conifers, ever- 

 greens, and like 

 subjects. Round 

 each tree a cir- 

 cular trench is 

 opened large 

 enough for a 

 man to move 

 about in it at 

 his ease. The 

 depth should be 

 equal to that of 

 the deepest large 

 roots, and a ball 

 of earth large 

 enough to in- 

 sure the safe 

 removal of the 

 tree should be 

 left. AU the 

 smaller ro ots 

 found in the 

 trench should be 



carefully preserved. The ball is shaped into the form of a 

 truncated cone, with its smallest portion below. It is next 

 surrounded with light deal boards, separated from each 



Small Machine for Lifting Specimen Shrul 

 and Conifers. 



