466 NURSERY AND FRUIT GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. 



bing the body of the tree with fresh blood once in a week 

 or so during winter, or by wrapping them a foot or two 

 above the ground with thick, firm paper. 



CHAPTER IV. 



NURSERY, ORCHARD, AND FRUIT-GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. 



THE following are the principal implements used in the 

 propagation, pruning, and cultivation of fruit-trees :* 



SECTION 1. IMPLEMENTS OF THE SOIL. 



The Subsoil Plow (see fig. 160) is the great reformer 

 of the day in the preparation of soils of all qualities and 



Fig. 160. SUBSOIL PLOW. 



textures, for nursery, orchard, or garden trees. It follows 

 the ordinary plow in the same furrow ; and the largest 

 size, ETo. 2, with a powerful team, can loosen the subsoil 

 to the depth of eighteen inches. No. 1 will be sufficient 

 in clear land when the subsoil is not very stiff. 



The One-Horse Plow. Similar to the common plow 

 used by farmers. It is a labor-saving implement for cul- 

 tivating the ground among nursery-trees or orchards 



* A share of the engravings used in the illustration of this chapter arc from 

 the elaborate Implement Catalogue of R H. Allen & Co., No. 189 and 191 Water 

 street, New York City. 



