. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. MANAGEMENT OF NURSERIES 157 The may be two inches wide, eight feet long, with a buckle, bundle is then ready for receiving the straw. Next, place upon and across the little truck or wagon repre- sented in Fig. 208, four strings or cords, then a layer of rye- straw, to form the outside coating. As the bundle is longer than the straw, the latter must be spliced, which is effected by first placing a layer toward the place for the roots of the trees, and
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. MANAGEMENT OF NURSERIES 157 The may be two inches wide, eight feet long, with a buckle, bundle is then ready for receiving the straw. Next, place upon and across the little truck or wagon repre- sented in Fig. 208, four strings or cords, then a layer of rye- straw, to form the outside coating. As the bundle is longer than the straw, the latter must be spliced, which is effected by first placing a layer toward the place for the roots of the trees, and then another layer overlapping this, toward the. Fig. 208. tops. Place within the side-boards other portions of straw, and finally cover the top, observing now to lay the straw first on the tops, and lastly on the roots. Then tie together the ends of each of the four strings, which will hold the straw in place. Raise the bundle a few inches by placing beneath it short pieces of scantling, to admit the passing the cord under Then apply the rope connected with the windlass, as shown in Fig. 208, by simply passing it once around the trees. A few turns of the crank will draw the bundle with great force compactly together —at which place pass a strong cord (one-fourth or one-third of an inch in diameter) and secure it by tying. Slacken the rope; move truck a foot, tighten the rope again, and add another cord. In this way proceed from bottom to top, till the straw is so firmly secured by the cords, that no handling, how- ever rough, can displace it. By tying each coil, the rest will hold the straw if one happens to become worn off or cut. Add moss to the exterior of the Pig. zog. roots, encase the moss in damp straw, and sew on a piece of strong sacking or gunny-cloth, and the bundle is completed, as shown in Fig. 209. The former practice among nurserymen was to draw the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for
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