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press firmly toward the bank of the trench, making the plants 

 so tight in the ground that they can hardly be pulled out. After 

 the row is firmly tramped, rake on more earth until you get it 

 level. This last covering should be left loose to form the dust 

 blanket and retain moisture in the ground. Now take the board 

 and lay same on the other side of your tree row and proceed 

 as before until you have the plant bed full. Do not allow the 

 roots to become bunched, but spread them out so that each 

 fibrous root has an abundance of well pulverized soil firmly about 

 it. 



It will be necessary to again have a lattice covering over this 

 plant bed, as well as on the side, for the first year, so as to afiford 



Scotch Pine. Austrian Pine, Norway Spruce and Arbor Vitae grown from the seed 

 at place of Fred Mohl, Adrian. 



partial shade from the sun and protection from strong winds. 

 The plants may grow in this bed for two years, when they should 

 be moved to their permanent place, but, as a rule, nurserymen 

 transplant evergreens three times ; the third time they are usually 

 planted four feet apart between the rows and two feet apart in 

 the row^ A better root system is obtained each time they arc 

 transplanted, consequently a better tree to plant and much more 

 likely to grow. 



The plant bed should always be kept free from weeds, and 

 by the use of hoe and garden rake the dust blanket is preserved 

 and soil-moisture retained, A cloudy, damp day should be se- 

 lected for transplanting evergreens. 



