. The principles of plant culture; a text for beginners in agriculture and horticulture. Gardening; Botany. TRANSPLANTING 241 best which secures a given number of transplanted and vigorously-growing plants at the least cost. The trans- planting devices shown in Figs. 142-144 aid greatly in accomplishing this end. The dibber (Fig. 142) is perhaps, aside from the spade, the most valuable single tool for transplanting. It is used for opening the hole to receive the roots of small plants, such as cabbage, celery, onions and the like, and for pressing earth about the roots; it answers equally. Fig.
. The principles of plant culture; a text for beginners in agriculture and horticulture. Gardening; Botany. TRANSPLANTING 241 best which secures a given number of transplanted and vigorously-growing plants at the least cost. The trans- planting devices shown in Figs. 142-144 aid greatly in accomplishing this end. The dibber (Fig. 142) is perhaps, aside from the spade, the most valuable single tool for transplanting. It is used for opening the hole to receive the roots of small plants, such as cabbage, celery, onions and the like, and for pressing earth about the roots; it answers equally. Fig. 145. — A transplanting machine. Two operators or planters ride behind. well for planting cuttings and root grafts. The manner of using it appears in Figs. 146 and 147. Fig. 143 shows a very convenient tool for planting root grafts and cuttings. It consists of five steel dibbers, attached equi- distant in a line to a piece of scantling, with a handle affixed above. In using this tool, the operator crowds the dibbers into the soil with the foot, guided by a line. He then moves the frame to and fro until the holes are sufficiently opened, when he withdraws the dibbers by lifting the frame, and passes on to repeat the operation. A person follows inserting the grafts or cuttings, and E. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Goff, E. S. (Emmett Stull), 1852-1902; Moore, J. G. (James Garfield); Jones, L. R. (Lewis Ralph), 1864-1945. New York, Macmillan
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