Planting Trees

As the proper soasou is how approaching for transplanting trees, a few hints to uew planters will not bo out of placo : 1. Have your ground in good ho;trt, and seu that itcontains a sufficient quantity of matter noccssary to the growth of hucIi trees as you are about to plant. Applea require lime, pears phosphato of litne or bone dust. Good whc;at land is well adaptod to the growth of apples, and poor poil should never bo laid out for uu orchanl. 2. Let the land be high ; lowlands are Hable to spring frosts, and fruit blossonis are often blighted by them. High situations are more easily drained, whioh is absolutely essontiul to thu well-being of the trees. 3. Plow the ground deep boforo planting. A slight scarifying of the soil will do no good. Dig tho holes for the trees deep il' the ground is not naturally loose. Fill up with the snrfaco soil around the roots, placiug each rootlet in tho most natural position. Do not use any barnyard nianure. 4. In soleoting trees chooso sucli varieties as aro of well-known excellence and that are adapted to your peculiar locality. Young, healthy plants aro better than largo ones and bear removal much butter. A largo tree costs more in tho nursery, but tho small ono with a little care will in a few years outgrow it, "). Tho shortor time your plants are out of the ground tho more likely thoy will bo to live. If tho rootlets are not allo wed to get dry the tree will be almost sure to grow : but if these get dried up fcho chanco of suocess is lcss. Sonic trees will uot bear exposuro of their roots for my great length of time, and live.