. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, vines, evergreens, hardy plants and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Catalogs; Trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Ornamental shrubs, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs. Fig. i.—Tree planted in a mound where proper drainage cannot be secured in the subsoil. Probably the loss of the larger number of trees that die after transplanting is due more to improper planting and the neglect to prune them sufficiently than to any other cause, and it is to prevent this as much as possible that we offer these few sug- gestions. When the
. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, vines, evergreens, hardy plants and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Catalogs; Trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Ornamental shrubs, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs. Fig. i.—Tree planted in a mound where proper drainage cannot be secured in the subsoil. Probably the loss of the larger number of trees that die after transplanting is due more to improper planting and the neglect to prune them sufficiently than to any other cause, and it is to prevent this as much as possible that we offer these few sug- gestions. When the trees are received from the nursery they should be " heeled in " in order to keep the roots moist and free from the air. " Heeling in '' is merely putting the roots temporarily in the ground and covering them with a thick, layer of soil. The trees are " heeled in " closely, so that a great many can be put in a small space. Care must be taken to pack the earth in tightly against the roots to exclude the air. Trees properly "heeled in " will keep in good condition for several weeks, or even longer, though it is good policy to have the ground prepared in advance, so that trees may be planted at once upon their arrival, and only "heeled in " until all can be per- manently set out. Should the plants become frozen in transit, no injury will occur if the box or bale be placed in a dark cellar or covered over with straw or similar material and allowed to thaw out, without being exposed to light, air, or any artificial heat. Soil.—Successful planting depends to a great extent upon the soil. While a tree will stand almost any amount of moisture, it cannot exist if water remains about the roots,—good drainage must be had. Water will not pass through clay soil, and where the soil is such, a hole should be dug sufficiently deep to pass through the clay to the strata below. Where the clay is too deep for this, other means of drainage must be
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