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52. Hacker's Apparatus and Machine for Transplanting 



1- and 2-year Coniferous Seedlings 321 



53. The Cultivation of Transplant Beds 324 



54. Pot Transplanting 325 



CHAPTER XIV 

 THE FOREST NURSERY (Continued) 



1. The Lifting and Later Treatment of Nursery Stock 326 



2. Lifting Nursery Stock from Seedbeds and Transplant Beds . . 328 



3. Lifting Nursery Stock from Broadcasted Seedbeds and from 



Seedbeds with Closely Spaced Rows 329 



4. Mechanical Devices for Lifting Seedlings and Transplants 331 



5. Sorting, Counting and Bundling Nursery Stock 333 



6. Methods of Storing Nursery Stock 335 



7. The transport of Nursery Stock 338 



8. Packing in Bales and Bundles 339 



9. Packing in Boxes 340 



10. Packing in Hampers or Baskets 341 



11. Packing in Wire Crates 342 



12. The Weight of Nursery Stock Used in Forest Planting 344 



13. Treatment of Nursery Stock on Its Receipt from the Shipper 344 



CHAPTER XV 

 THE FOREST NURSERY (Continued) 



1. The Overcoming of Stock Losses from Preventable Causes 346 



2. The Loss of Germinable Seed. 346 



3. The Loss of Plants 348 



4. Protecting the Nursery from Injury caused by Adverse 



Weather Conditions 348 



5. Protecting the Nursery from Injury by Birds 350 



6. Protecting the Nursery from Injury by Insects 353 



7. Protecting the Nursery from Injury by Parasitic Fungi . . 356 



8. Damping off 357 



9. Blister Rust 360 



CHAPTER XVI 

 ESTABLISHING FORESTS BY PLANTING 



1. Historical 362 



2. The Planting Material 363 



3. The Origin of the Planting Material 363 



4. The Size and Age of the Planting Material 364 



5. The Source from which the Planting Material is Obtained 366 



6. The Advantages of Home Nurseries 366 



7. The Use of Wild Stock 367 



8. The Purchase of Nursery and Wild Stock 368 



9. Imported Forest Stock 369 



