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sary. To transplant without the ball ofearth, and not to water, for at least twosummers, is hopeless. This is a greatexpense, besides staking, and tying,which plants with the ball of earth donot need. The -growth of trees trans-planted with a ball of earth is not checked ;but without a ball of earth, trees trans-planted with whatever care, or at whateverexpense, are checked in their growth foreight or ten years, and if they do not die,they become living scarecrows.

Over the nursery plant, as a singletree, the transplanted tree has the advan-tage of a start of from twenty-five tothirty years, besides saving the expenseof the material, and carpenters work, forat least two fences for each tree.

The system recommended would havepeculiar advantages for planting avenues.