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 'If THE TRANSPLANTING OF TREES. S 
 
 Published by the direction of the 
 Hanover Ornamental, Tree Association. 
 
 1. Choice of a tree to transplant. Choose a stout, 
 healthy sapling ; if possible one which has grown 
 in open ground, or on the edge of the forest. Young 
 trees in such situations are stouter, have more 
 roots, thicker bark, and a handsomer top and bet- 
 ter bear the shock of transplanting. Seldom choose 
 a tree more than fifteen feet high, or more than three 
 inches in diameter near the ground. 
 
 2. Digging up the tree. Be careful not to break 
 or crush the roots. As far as possible, preserve the 
 rootlets and fibres, for on these depend in a great 
 measure the nourishment of the tree. Begin then 
 to remove the earth at some distance from the tree 
 and work up towards it, carefully disentangling the 
 smaller roots, till you have fairly undermined the 
 whole. Preserve as much earth as possible about 
 the roots. Do not cut oft' the top, but trim it If nec- 
 essary. If the tree be taken from the woods, it may 
 be necessary to cut off" the top at ten feet from the 
 ground, and most of the side branches ; — then paint 
 over the ends where the trunk and limbs have been 
 taken off'. 
 
 3. Replanting. Dig a large hole, say from four 
 to si.x feet in diameter by two or three feet deep. 
 Place the tree with the same side to the north as it 
 originally had, having marked this on the bark be- 
 fore removing it. Don't cramp the roots ; extend 
 
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 them ill their natural position, and fill in with rich 
 mould. Work the fine earth carefully about the 
 roots with the hand and fingers. While filling the 
 hole, pour in a pailful of water, and work the tree 
 slightly up and down to aid in perfectly imbedding 
 all tiie roots. If hollows are left, the roots will be 
 apt to mould and decay. Do 7iot water the tree af- 
 ter the roots have been wholly covered, because the 
 sun and wind will, in that case, bake the surface, 
 and prevent the air and moisture from coming to the 
 roots. To preserve the surface moist, it is well to 
 place old straw around the tree when set. The earth 
 should not be trod down solid upon the roots. 
 " Young trees, under favorable circumstances, — in 
 soil so prepared, — will advance more rapidly and at- 
 tain a larger growth in eight years, than those planted 
 in the ordinary way, without deepening the soil, will 
 in twenty. '' 
 
 4. Time fur fransplantinix. Either the Spring or 
 the Autumn is fiivorable, — but if you choose the 
 Spring, do not defer it till the leaves are out and the 
 early rains are over. Begin as soon as the ground 
 will allow you to dig. 
 
 5. Traufipl anting Evergreens. The best time for 
 this is as early as possible in the Spring. If planted 
 in the Summer they are apt to parch up and die; 
 and if in the Autunm, are in danger of being killed 
 by the cold of Winter. Evergreens icill bear Utile or 
 no trimming. Their roots are more sensitive than 
 those of other trees; therefore be more careful in 
 handling them. Choose a wet day for transplanting, 
 or keep the roots covered and moist during trans- 
 portation. It would be better for them, as well as 
 for other trees, were it possible, to transplant them 
 in the Winter, taking up a mass of frozen earth with 
 the roots. The tree might be partly undermined, 
 and the hole dug for its reception, in the Fall, — the 
 removal would then be comparatively easy. At 
 ether seasons, if possible, carry home swamp earth 
 and set them in it. They may be safely transplanted 
 
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 6. Kinds of trees, 6fc. Unless uniformity is re- 
 quired — as in avenues — a variety of ornamental 
 trees is to be preferred. The Elm is the most stately 
 of our trees and of very long life; its beauty is in 
 its long, slender and pensile branches. There is 
 much choice in the kind of elm. The Maple gives 
 a dense shade, has a beautiful leaf in Summer and 
 a variety of splendid hues in Autumn. Tiie White 
 and the Rock Maple are beautiful varieties. The 
 Bulton Wood and the Bass are both magnificent trees 
 when grown. The Locust, for its leaves and blos- 
 soms, and the Mountain Ash, for its blossoms and 
 berries — the Butternut and the Oak, deserve to be 
 cultivated. And all these trees, as well as others 
 not mentioned, grow in our soil quickly and surely. 
 There are at least two reasons for planting a variety 
 of trees, beside their superior beauty. One is, that, 
 as they die at ditlerent ages, the decayed ones can 
 more easily be replaced without the loss being per- 
 ceived. Another is, that each species of tree has 
 an enemy, or is subject to a disease, which, once ia 
 about fifteen or twenty years, commits great ravages 
 upon it. The borer attacks the Maple and Locust, 
 but spares the Elm. A kind o{ caterpdlai' sometimes 
 destroys the Elm, but does not molest the Maple. 
 By a variety of trees we are guarded against losing 
 them all at once, as has been the misfortune of some 
 places. 
 
 The tree should be well boxed, to preserve it from 
 cattle. If pretty large and stiff, it sometimes an- 
 swers the purpose to bind round it strips of five or 
 six foot lath, filled with sharp nails, the points out. 
 
 Remember, that with care in choosing suitable 
 trees and in transplanting them, perhaps nine out of 
 every ten transplanted may be preserved. As they 
 are frequently set out, it is hardly too much to say 
 that nine out of every ten die. "^ living dog is 
 
belter than a dead Hon. " One flourishing shade tree 
 is more ornamental than a hundred beaii poles. The 
 pains you take in transplanting a tree is not labor 
 thrown away. If the work be worth doing at all it 
 is worth doing well. 
 
 Hanover, Jlpril, 1844. 
 
 CONSTITUTION. 
 
 Art. 1st. This association shall be called the Hanover Orna- 
 mental Tree Association, and shall have for its object the improve- 
 ment of the streets and other public grounds of Hanover Plain, 
 and the immediate vicmity by planting trees and by other means 
 of a like kind. 
 
 Art. 2nd. Any person may become a member of this Asso- 
 ciation by communicating his wish to the Secretary. 
 
 Art. 3d. The general Officers of the association shall be cho- 
 sen at an annual meeting holden in the Autumn, viz: a President, 
 two Vice Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall per- 
 form the duties belonging to such othcers and who shall be Ex- 
 officio Directors of the Association, and also five other Directors. 
 The board of directors shall appoint its own chairman, determine 
 its own quorum, supply temporary vacancies, and manage the 
 general affairs of the Association, subject to its orders. 
 
 Art. 4th. The Association or board of Directors shall appoint 
 Local Committees, surveyors and other necessary officers at their 
 discretion. 
 
 Art. 5th. Each member of the association shall annually 
 plant and protect at least one tree for the object stated in the first 
 article or in omission of this shall pay into the treasury fifty cents. 
 All other money that maybe needed for the purposes of the associ- 
 ation shall be raised by contribution or subscription. 
 
 
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 Hanover, N. H. 
 
 
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