OF TRANSPLANTING. 
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A leathern hose, with wire inside, at the lower 
part of the cask, just long enough, when turned 
over the cask, to reach the bottom of it on the 
other side. The hose to take on and off with a 
screw. A lid, opening with folding flaps, fas¬ 
tened by a bent hasp, which will pass over and 
secure the hose while in movement. A couple 
of leathern buckets. A hook before and behind 
the cask, to carry the buckets. 
A wrought-iron bowl, to lade with. 
This cask may be used either by hand, or 
with a horse, or donkey. It may be locked 
going down hill, as recommended for the “ tree- 
lifter.” 
According to circumstances, or the power of 
approaching the tree, the hose or the buckets 
may be used, or the cask may be tilted. 
DIRECTIONS FOR PRACTICE. 
Choose a tree of from twenty to thirty feet in 
height, with several leaders, or with some unduly 
large branches. Prune the tree previously to 
digging round it, so as to take from the head at 
least as much as will, in all probability, be 
taken from the root, not by cutting in the head 
and branches of the tree, but by giving it a clear 
