A LIST OF ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS. 167 
it occasionally. Some manure may be laid 013 the 
ground, to prevent too rapid an evaporation of its 
moisture, and the tree should be secured to a stake to 
preserve it from rocking. In clayey ground which 
retains water, the holes should be dug considerably 
deeper, and some stones laid in them, that the water 
may drain away from the roots. 
The transplanting of deciduous trees and shrubs, 
may be safely performed when the sap is not in mo¬ 
tion, either in spring or fall, from the middle of Octo¬ 
ber, to the middle of November. Much however 
depends on the nature of the soil, if it is wet or 
heavy, the Spring is the preferable time; as the 
frost acts with considerable force in wet ground, and 
sometimes draws the roots above the surface. In the 
spring, planting may be performed as early as the 
season will admit. 
Evergreens succeed best when planted in the spring, 
and they should be removed just previous to their 
commencing their growth. 
A LIST OF ORNAMENTAL TREES 
AND SHRUBS. 
COMMON NAMES. 
Horse Chestnut. 
Rock Maple. 
Sugar do. 
BOTANICAL NAMES. 
iEsculus hippocastanunL 
Acer inontanum. 
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