. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. TRANSPLANTING The soil should be friable loam, not baking clay nor sterile sand, and it should be made fertile. The surface should be covered with a soil or straw mulch 3 inches deep and the earth kept moist by wateri
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. TRANSPLANTING The soil should be friable loam, not baking clay nor sterile sand, and it should be made fertile. The surface should be covered with a soil or straw mulch 3 inches deep and the earth kept moist by watering' once a week or less frequently, as required. The roots may be dam- TRANSPLANTING 1831. 2548. The roots wrapped, and the tree being moved aged by too thick mulch, deep planting, excess of water or lack of drainage, all of which exclude the air. De- caying manure and caustic fertilizers in direct contact with the roots are injurious. The tree may be secured by gny wires. Anchor posts are set slanting, 4% ft. in the ground, with a cross- piece just below the surface. Two to six strands of No. 11 galvanized steel wire are used. The wire is run from the post, through a piece of hose around the tree, and back to the post. It is twisted tight, with two sticks turning in the same direction and moving toward each other. To prevent the sun from drying out the bark on the south side of the tree, the trunk should be wrapped with straw, especially thin-barked trees, like beech and silver maple. The best trees for moving are those with abundant small roots. These have fibers branching from them which take in the waterand plant-food. The large roots in the center of the root-system are conduits for the sap, and braces for the tree. Trees which transplant successfully are the maple, horse chestnut, elm, catalpa, ash, linden, willow, poplar and pin oak. Trees with few fine roots and hai*d wood, as the hickory and white oak, are difficult to transplant with good results, as well as the tende
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