THE 



TREE-LIFTEK. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



Among the advantages of transplanting 

 with the " Tree-lifter" may be reckoned 

 its cheapness. Its simplicity is such that 

 the whole may be performed, and even 

 single-handed, by a common day labourer. 

 One man may plant one tree per day, of 

 from twenty-five to thirty feet in height. 

 To transplant trees without the ball of 

 earth requires great care, labour, and 

 expense in tracing out the small fibres 

 of the roots, which after all are nearly 

 valueless. All transplanted trees are the 

 better for being watered ; but with the 

 ball of earth this is by no means neces- 



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