. Principles of plant culture : an elementary treatise designed as a text-book for beginners in agriculture and horticulture. Horticulture; Botany. Fig. 132. Fig. 133. Fig 132. Rool3 of tree properly planted. Fig. 133. Same improperly planted. necessarily crowed out of their natural position, and the earth was thrown in so loosely that it comes in con- tact with onh' a part of the root surface. F'li- iM. Fig 13^ Distortion of Fig. 134. Strawberry plant too deeply planted. Fig. 135. Same planted too shallow. the roots of trees and shrubs at plant- ing probably causes abnormal root growths that


. Principles of plant culture : an elementary treatise designed as a text-book for beginners in agriculture and horticulture. Horticulture; Botany. Fig. 132. Fig. 133. Fig 132. Rool3 of tree properly planted. Fig. 133. Same improperly planted. necessarily crowed out of their natural position, and the earth was thrown in so loosely that it comes in con- tact with onh' a part of the root surface. F'li- iM. Fig 13^ Distortion of Fig. 134. Strawberry plant too deeply planted. Fig. 135. Same planted too shallow. the roots of trees and shrubs at plant- ing probably causes abnormal root growths that seriously injure their vigor. In planting trees of which the roots are not already inclosed in soil (403), the hands should be freely used to bring the soil in contact with the ^ . , ., ., J-'iG. 136. strawberry plant whole root surface, and the earth planted 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. Madison, Wis. : E. S. Goff


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