Transplanting In The Night

"A iriend, in whosu power if observation, naja the Wbeeling Farmer, " wo haVö eonfiilenc:1, nnd who is an exact experimentar, informn us thut last spring and snmtnur h? mide the follosving experiments: fíe trunspInnUtd Ion cherry-lrees, whi]i in blossom, commencing at 4 o.nlook n the ifiernoon, and tran-plni;tÍ!i o'ie e:toh hotir untïl 1 in tbe mornii'g. Those transpl.'nt.'ul duryjlg daylight shod t.ieii1 tWo-isorns, producing litija or u ■ fruit, whüu those planted duri:'g !ha daiknr portio'iH inaimaiiia'l thir oonditi-iuá fully. Ho did thu sarao witá ten dwarf peur trees olt&, the fruit was one tliird grown. Thosí transplanted durii) the nigtit p'íriticted their erop, and showed du injury from being removed. With each of thesu troea ba rernjved sume earlh with tho roots. Wo are ivell aware that when plants are acüidentally frffzeh in green hcxises it i-s unstumai}' to rendcr the hou-iudark büiore, upplying cold w.iter to thiw tho:; find that n'hun this is not obsurvt;d they are injuivd, whila i eutire d;irkiiess be secured during tho oporation raany ol thum ro naeii. IÍ4it the experiment of uur friend secms t hïe but littlo analogy to tbis faot, aa 1 ifc Í3 eniiely nsv to us."