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the roots. This frozen ball is secured by digging about the 

 tree for several days in succession, so that the freezing pro- 

 gresses with the excavation. A good device for moving such 

 trees is shown in Fig. 148. The trunk of the tree is securely 



146. Peach tree. 147. Peach tree pruned for planting. 



wrapped with burlaps or other soft material, and a ring or chain 

 is then secured about it. A long pole, 6, is run over the truck 

 of a wagon and the end of it is secured to the chain or ring upon 

 the tree. This pole is a lever for raising the tree out of the 

 ground. A team is hitched at a, and a man holds the pole h. 



