. Principles of American forestry . Forests and forestry. 116 PRINCIPLES OF AJIERICAK FORESTRY. give special care to the plants^ as by. .shading or water- ing. Plants should not remain more than two or three years in so close a bed before they are transplanted. When it is desirable to set out small seedlings in rows, instead of beds, a tight line may be used in place of the board. He^ing-in. This term is applied to the temporary CQvering_x)£ Ihe roots of trees with earth to keep them from drying out after they are dug and until they are planted. If they are to be kept for only a few days,. Fig
. Principles of American forestry . Forests and forestry. 116 PRINCIPLES OF AJIERICAK FORESTRY. give special care to the plants^ as by. .shading or water- ing. Plants should not remain more than two or three years in so close a bed before they are transplanted. When it is desirable to set out small seedlings in rows, instead of beds, a tight line may be used in place of the board. He^ing-in. This term is applied to the temporary CQvering_x)£ Ihe roots of trees with earth to keep them from drying out after they are dug and until they are planted. If they are to be kept for only a few days,. Fig. 31.—Successive steps in planting young Evergreen or other very small seedlings. A, Board in place and trench partly opened. B, Seedlings in place and partly covered. C, New trench partly opened. D, New trench with seedlings in place. compaxatively little care is needed _in_cqvering; but if they are to be kept for several weeks or over winter, especially if the weather is dry, great care must be taken to work the fine. solL-in. .among the roots and to pack-it solid. A good way of doing this is as follows: Select a dry, mellow piece of ground and dig a trench just large enough to take in the roots of the trees when laid close together in a single row. Place the trees or seedlings in this trench in an upright position, a few at a time, and cover the roots firmly and deeply with soil taken from. 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 Green, Samuel B. (Samuel Bowdlear), 1859-1910. New York, J. Wiley & Sons
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