The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-02 00:00:00

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TRANSPLANTING LARGE EVERGREEN
TREES AND SHRUBS.
Preparation of the aubj-et intended for removal is
the Ann step tsrarth a successful remit. Large boffin,
yews, cedars, sad similar orausental evergreens iatended for
Immediate egret, should have their roots pruned an) time
before they begin to grow. In some imamate it will be
letter to dig a math within a reasonable distance from the
bole of the tree, so as to Waist a ball no larger than ran be
transplanted. This trench should be eat eufaciently deep all
reuse the tree, and as much nadir it as may &Fixer neces-
sary to get at the principal roots, which shanid be eat
thwagli, and the soli again filled in. Tim wound. will be
completely healed by toe astanin, and numerous rootlets
sent out into the loose soil.
The nest point fur oar cossidaratka is ask proper season
when the opined set of emospleating should be conducted.
Thin winter months, that is tram the end of October to the
b.:ginning of April, have been morally MI ensierded, in-
• d almost univenslly so. Not that it is nowevir the right
INISAS for the execution of such work, and the slightest
atqueint tees with vegetable physiology will conclusively
demonstrate the truth or this &SIMISIaOII. Let it be clearly
untentood that allusion is here made to plants of from sir
to Miny feet soil upwards is height, end sot to mere nursery
stock, which is geaenlly kept moved about every two years,
to *mere its safety whets transplanted at permanently ; be-
sides, its portabili:y enables tie operator to enure a ball sad
the principal part of the fibres. although this work would be
muck more safely performed at a different season.
It would be traversing over a beaten track to enter into
sty general detail respecting the ascent and descent of the
dunes in plants, and the formation and deposition annually
nl new woo lin all Litmus vegetation. It will be sufficient
to state that this extension and formation takes plies chiefly
after Midsummer, and principally in evergreens during
a•ttumn, wh. n the young shoots begin to attain • eertein de-
✓es of eons tuney. It f daring this downward ti ndency of
the fluids, and when the solar action is in some measure on
the deellae, that tho operations of transplanting should goon
rapidly; and, if this is intended to be conducted ex .ensively,
tna end of August is a good time to begin, September being
tt.e West month is the year, selecting such plants to com-
mence with as have mar.. red their shoots. Another and very
impotent reason remains to be stated why autumn is to be
preferred for undertakings of this hind in preference to
winter. The form of the sun during summer, aldose. h now
on the dmiins, has warmed the earth to a con iderable de-
g; he and depth, so that the muttlated roots are aim:wa-
nt ely situated on a gentle bottom heat, whick rapidly pro.
la rtes cientrisatien, aad frequeatly aids the emission of young
apoagelres daring the current salaam
That the seems urged ahem* for the prof manes of du
work seder onntideration I • nadaaiablytleetireffeally the rigbt
period appears b^yond all question ; and it is practically the
sc.: an tr be preferred beyond all others. The writer of this
had occasion to superintend the newel of upwards of two
thousand trees anti shrub., all enigmas, and varying in
sire from six to forty feet high, daring outs autumn. Elie
trees mete prepared as foreseny described the ;•revious spring,
and as the undertaking was rather gigantic, the work was
begun in August and daisbed with the year. The result
was of vomit watched with some interest, and tho following
summer, when an examination took Ilse., it was toned
ti at Ilion the/ which were transplanted early in the sea.ou
Whetted little change from their removal. but the contrary
wan the ease with these wl Mk bad molt ego: • similar
trang•lantation during December. In fact the gradual di
ululation of the motion of the sap, accompanied with a de-
clining atmesiberie orlon, which t. odes', in conjunction
with the usual autumnal pied; imtions, to cool and saturate
the earth, clearly and progreseively exhibited the compare-
Mee mama.
The exact period to enemata, these operation, must be
determined by the nature of the season, and the state of ma-
turity the current you's growth has attained : in some sea-
sons an esedi r beginning may be made than others; some
kind. of planet' also ripen their wo id much earlier than others.
These, therefore, should receive dhe earliest attention.
In hot sad dry autumns the !adage of same of the larger
specimens of certain species and varieties, especially such as
have large and succulent leaves, will flag and dr gip. To
guard simian any injury arising from this, it will he advis-
able to well water the roots at planting, not with wild water
groat the sell. hut from the pond, where it has been expossil
to the sen. With softies's' of great rarity and Yalu', it
would amply repay the additional trouble to occasionally
syringe the foliage in the evening for a short period after
p.an tog. Th;s, however, will not be required should the
weather be either cl Jade or moist. •
The text and concholiag point to be hunted apes is that
of aneurism the plants against being moved by the wind for
the first season atom transpracting. Evergreens, presenting as
they do at all seasons a mess of foliage, are liekn to constant
oscillation in windy weather; were this permitted with those
Lire, place
newly trans/err,to their fresh gutters, the
young roots codld not by possibility lay hold of the soil : the
ball with which they were moved would won be separated
him the earth surrounding it; i 'dater this 'menthe
would get saturatea with wee, winch would occasionally get
Inset:, and 11,V,11 rot or kill the young and delicate fibres ; is
sprina the searching winds would penetrate, and to a Mr.
ti auty prove equally fatal: th, refine it becomes, with these
Inge aleolutely accessory to secure them against
Lung tossed to and fro. Ono season's protection will
generally aceemplish tit's. To effectually metals thin in
their ;minion three stakes at least will be required ; and as
these stakes me not intended to he permanent, any common
fir thinainps will sufficiently answer the purpose. Strong
tar-yarn, with a collar of hay mond the stem to guard evilest
Menne, will be found to am eer the temporary end. Other
modes of staking have been suggested by different indivi-
duals, and some have recommeuded chaining the plants in
preferenee to either. The particular method le a matter of
no real importance ; but, be it what it may. much of the
uldunte amens will depend upon its wing tfikiently
earned oat.—Journal of the Horticultural Society.