. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. armwater. NURSERY PROBLEMS Rabbits and mice often girdle trees or scar them badly andmust be kept out of the nursery. The rabbit trap shown in figure40 will help to reduce the number of rabbits. Mice are presentonly when there is litter in which they may hide. Growth of trees is very important and the trees must be keptgrowing rapidly throughout the growing season. Have them cul-cul
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. armwater. NURSERY PROBLEMS Rabbits and mice often girdle trees or scar them badly andmust be kept out of the nursery. The rabbit trap shown in figure40 will help to reduce the number of rabbits. Mice are presentonly when there is litter in which they may hide. Growth of trees is very important and the trees must be keptgrowing rapidly throughout the growing season. Have them cul-cultivated often and very carefully to avoid damaging the the trees well. The effect of fertilizer is shown in figure 41. Inspection of Nurseries.—State laws provide for the inspectionof nurseries at least once a year. The nursery is examined for inju- INSPECTION OF NURSERIES 59 rious insects and diseases and a certificate of inspection is copy of this is printed on the tag used in shipping each lot oftrees and shrubs, either within the state or across lines. The formsfor these certificates vary somewhat in different states. Thatused in Tennessee is typical (Fig. 42.) Fig. 40. Fig. Fig. 40.—A box trap for rabbits is easily set by catching a notch in the wire, W, on a tinstrip tacked on the box at T. The rabbit snaps the trap by touching the wire. Fig. 41.—Twigs of one years growth; left were from fertilized trees; right not fertilized. O 3 ti n en JS SB O > a g* 3 e^ 3 8- 3 tfH ^ 3, 8EA8ON Or 1919CERTIFICATE NO. 176 is > TENNESSEE STATE BOARD OF ENTOMOLOGY} KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE ) CERTIFICATE OF NURSERY INSPECTION This is to Certify. That in accordance with an Act of the legislature, approved April 17, 1905, thenursery grounds of R. A. Eubank, at Prospect Station, Tennessee, were inspected by Chas. Pennington,on August 17,1919. The growing nursery stock was apparently free from San Jose. Scale and otherdangerously injurious insect pests and
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