134 SUCCESS WITH SMALL FRUITS. 



soil, the conditions are of course most unfavorable. Again, 

 many planters are guilty of the folly illustrated in Figure d. 

 They hastily scoop out a shallow hole, in which the roots, 

 which should be down in the cool depths of the soil, curve 

 like a half-circle toward or to the very surface. 



In the most favorable weather of early spring a plant is 

 almost certain to grow, no matter how greatly abused ; but 



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Wrong Methods of Planting. 



even then it does far better if treated properly, while at 

 other seasons nature cannot be stupidly ignored. It is al- 

 most as easy to set out a plant correctly as otherwise. Let 

 the excavation be made deep enough to put the roots, spread 

 out like a fan, down their whole length into the soil. Hold 

 the plant with the left hand, as in Figure e. First, half fill 

 the hole with fine rich earth with the right hand, and press 



