. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. Fisi -2 A Well shapul 12\oai-uld Tn e one or more years without affecting the development of the trees. It is also claimed that such a practice induces early bearing. The chief objection to the prac- tice is the added exijense in handling such large trees when they are finally transferred to their permanent Fig. 3. Poorly-shaped Youn^
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. Fisi -2 A Well shapul 12\oai-uld Tn e one or more years without affecting the development of the trees. It is also claimed that such a practice induces early bearing. The chief objection to the prac- tice is the added exijense in handling such large trees when they are finally transferred to their permanent Fig. 3. Poorly-shaped Youn^ Tree. The Head Has Been Started Too High. First and Second Grades Nurserymen frequently offer two grades of trees, known as first-class and second- class. Those of the latter grade are usu- ally ill-shaped or undersized trees and may be obtained at a lower rate. Some- times fairly good results follow the use of second-class stock, but as a rule the saving is not sufficient to warrant the taking of any chances on such trees. The largest trees of a certain age are not necessarily the best for planting. They are more difficult to handle, and as a rule are more seriously affected by transplant- ing. Southern-grown nursery stock is us- ually larger than that grown in the North. This is not a serious objection, but the extremely large trees receive such a shock at the time of transplanting that they frequently make a very slow and scanty growth the first season. Healtliy Stock Care should be exercised in selecting stock free from disease and injurious in- sects. It is a common thing to find trees affected with crown-gall, woolly aphis, and San Jose scale. It is important also to make sure that the trees have been well cared for after digging. Most nursery stock is dug in the fall and either heeled in over winter or stored in cool sheds, cellars, or cold storage houses. Trees with bark that has become blackened, dry and shriveled, or soft and loose, are likely to have been injured in
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