Transplanting. 233 
Watering recently-transplanted plants requires discretion. 
Asa rule, mulching is preferable to watering, but if mulch- 
ing proves insufficient, watering is the last resort. In this 
case, the soil about the roots should be saturated with water, 
and should not be permitted to become dry again until 
growth starts. A hole may be made in the soil about the 
roots and kept filled with water until the liquid ceases to 
soak away rapidly, after which it should be occasionally 
filled until growth commences. 
Fie. 150. Fie. 151. Fie, 152. 
Fig. 150. A poorly-poited plant. No provision is made for drainage; the pot is 
filled to the top with soil, leaving no space to receive the water; and the stem of 
the plant is not at the center of the pot. 
Fig. 151. A weil-potted plant. A, potsherds; B, moss. 
Fig. 152. A poorly-shifted plant. C, open spaces, due to insufficient pressing of 
the soil. 
414. Shading plants transplanted in leaf, until the 
roots resume activity, is important (236). Evergreen trees 
and shrubs may often be shaded with barrels or boxes, or 
with boughs from other evergreen trees. 
415. Tardy Starting into Growth after transplanting 
is usually evidence that the roots are not supplying suf- 
ficient water. In such cases, if other precautions have been 
observed, it is well to further reduce the top. Plants in 
this condition may sometimes be saved, when other means 
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