Copying Folders Within Catalog?

I have a large LR Catalog on my laptop, and I want to move the photos & the LR catalog to my desktop.
I just want to move certain Folders in the Catalog I've been using.
Is there a way to do that?
The Photos themselves are on an External HD, so they are easy to move.
The LR Catalog is on the Laptop's HD, and there are many separate folders. The Catalog itself had been copied & put on my Desktop previously, but now that a few thousand pics have been aded, I want to copy just the new stuff.
I probably should have started a new Catalog - but I didn't.
Using LR3.4.1 and Macs

GPW - I know you can export a single folder as a catalog so if you only have a few top-level folders, you could export those from the laptop as individual catalogs then import them into the main catalog. You may also be able to select multiple folders and export them but it is unclear from the menu item (which does not change to plural) and I have not tested that. feature.
I tend to work on my laptop when away from home and wanting to label and cull images before importing to my main machine. I do like keeping a single database though so I make sure to export the entire catalog from the laptop, import it into my desktop and when I have verified that it is there and backed up I delete the images from the catalog on the laptop. That way I never have two versions of the same image. Just a thought, not sure exactly of your work flow but wanted to share what works for me.
As an aside, if you do Keyword on the laptop, be sure to import a keyword listing from the desktop that respects your hiearchy or you will be creating new, duplicate keywords all over the place
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