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for iron pegs, each about 18 inches long. The holes should be of suffi- 

 cient diameter to permit of the pegs passing freely tlirough them when 

 placed as shown in the section, Fig. 2. 



To plant the tree, bring the notch in the board against the marking 



peg, and drive in 

 the iron pegs. 

 Then lift out the 

 board, remove the 

 marking peg, and 

 dig the hole to 

 receive the tree. 

 Next, slip the 

 board over the 

 pegs into its 

 former position. 

 When the tree is 

 placed in the hole 

 it should be held 

 upright, with its 

 stem in the notch 

 of the planting 

 board, and to the 

 same depth at 

 which it grew in 

 the nursery row. 

 When the earth 

 has been carefullj^ 



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Plate 29. — Jonathan Unpruned and Pruned. 



filled in around the roots, press it firmly with the foot to exclude the air- 

 and give the tree a firm hold. When this work is carefully executed, 

 the tree occupies the exact position marked out for it by the peg. 



