Eastern times., 1853-04-14

lRANsPLANrING. In transplan;ing trees. one
important principle should not be forgotten
1t IS this. The roots in the. new soil should
be placed SO asto initiate. as closely as possi-
ole the position which they occupied when
growing wild and uncultivated. Where this
principle Is observed, there is no danger of the
death of a tree by transplanting. The excava-
ton for the roots should be larger than those
roots stransseEse-when~ extended after the tree
is dug up. In digging around the roots in the
soil in the forest, mark a7large circle round
the tree. Dig outside Of this circle, and then
large mass of earth will adhere to the roots.
A tree over a foot in circumference can be
safely transplahted in this way. After setting
out the tree, fill up the excavation with rich
earth and press down lightly. A little strawy
manure mixed with, the earth is benefcial.-
One of the pEettiest trees in our New England
forests is the sugar maple. Some people trim
down thdir trees to bare pole. That is all
nonsense. Trim the tree high up and leave a
tuft of limbs at the lop.5 t,'@
The GARDEN. One Of the most pleasant and
healthy recreations for man Of sedentary hab-
its, not constitutionally lazy, is gardening
Exercise in the open. air in delying in the soil,
under broad brimmed hat, gives tone to the
appetite and buoyancy to the spirits. A better
medicine for body and soul, allopathy, homeop-
athy or hydropathy cannot furnish. Then to
walk out iii neat garden of ones own plant
ing and nurture, and gather the fresh vegeta-
table to be transferred Immediately tothe ta-
bic, without undergoing the cholera fermenta-
ton of imported vegetation, ah it pleasure
known only to the man who cultiyates gar
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in this high latitude, gardeners to be success
full must beginq early. Tomatoes, squashes,
cucumbers, and cabbages must be started in
hot beds or forcing boxes start of weeks
may be secured by planting them in boxes
filed with. rich and mellow earth, and trans
planting at the proper time to the garden. Ev-
cry good garden should have an asparagus
and rhubarb bed. A bed of the former, thir-
ty or forty feet by three or four, will supply
the table with DELICIOUS asparagus during part
of April and the whole of May and June, if
kept in good order. The palate that does not
relish asparagus must be out of joint. Half a
dozen roots Of the rhubarb or pie-plant, will
furnish abundant materials for pies and tarts,
not inferior to the gooseberry, from April to
July, under good cultivation, and that means
the warmest locality and the richest kind of
soil. s.Nf.' 5al EpH lFuDa ~ l7ry e1s
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From the 1st to the 2Oth ofMay is the busy
time for gardeners in this climate. Let the
garden be well spaded-ploughs were made to
and finely pulverized. After the soil is ready
for the seed, which will be in one sunny day
after spading go into the business Of planting,
and not wait for long storm to beat down the
light earth. We like TO see taste displayed in
laying out the garden. Have system about
it. Make the beds neat and handsome and
have the various departments and avenues well
defined Regulate the distribution of the
plants with respect to shade and sun. Some
people will begin garden well. and everything
will look first rate till wedding time. Then
comes the rub. From inveterate laziness in
the operation, 1--WE presume there are no such
people in this city) the weeds get the start Of
the plants and keep ahead till autumn. Then
appearances indicate that the plants had TAX
en- the wrong direction in growing, and run
down, while the weeds had amazingly run up.
We find it rather difficult to get our pen out
of politics and into geopnics. That is proba-
bly, owing to the prevalence of the former of
late. But as we have now got our hand in, we
do. another chapter of this sort on another day.