272 GREEN-HOUSE — OE PRUNING, ETC. [August. 
ing it well with the hand, until it will hold the ball one inch 
under the edge of the tub. If there is from two to four inches 
of earth under it, it is quite enough. Fill all around the ball, 
and press it down with a stick, finishing neatly off with the 
hand. Observe that the stem of the tree is exactly in the 
centre. This being done, carry the tree to where it is intended 
to stand, and give it water with a rose on the pot. The earth 
will subside about two inches, thus leaving three inches, 
which will, at any time, hold enough of water for the tree. 
Trees thus treated will not require to be shifted again within 
four or five years, having in the interim got a few rich top- 
dressings. 
Frequently, in attempting to take out of the tubs those 
that are in a sickly state, all the soil falls from their roots, 
having no fibres attached. When there are any such, after 
replanting, put them in the green-house, and shut it almost 
close up ; there give shade to the tree, and frequent sprinklings 
of water, until it begins to grow, when admit more air gra- 
dually until it becomes hardened. Sickly trees should be 
put in very small tubs, and a little sand added to the soil. 
Give very moderate supplies of water, merely keeping the soil 
moist. Tubs generally give way at the bottom when they 
begin to decay, and in the visual method of coopering after 
this failure they are useless, the ledging being rotten, and 
will not admit of another bottom. The staves should be 
made without any groove, and have four brackets nailed on 
the inside, having the bottom in a piece by itself, that it can 
be placed on these brackets, and there is no necessity of it 
being water tight. Then when it fails, it can be replaced 
again at a trifling expense. A tub made in this way will out- 
last three or four bottoms, and is in every respect the cheap- 
est, and should be more wide than deep. When made in this 
manner they are easier shifted ; you have only to set the tub 
on a high block of wood, and drive the tub off with a mallet, 
when the tree can be easily replaced into another tub. Large 
Myrtles and Oleanders may be treated in the same manner as 
directed for the above. 
OF PRUNING ORANGES, LEMONS, ETC. 
These trees will grow very irregularly, especially the 
Lemon, if not frequently dressed or pruned. Any time this 
