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be placed on the side of the bottom of the trench where the bottom 

 of the stock rests. This will very much facilitate the rooting. (See 

 Fig. 20.) 



When the grafts are planted they should be completely covered, 

 and very carefully, with 1 or 2 inches of soil. This will leave the 



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FIG. 19. ILLUSTRATING METHOD OF PLANTING WITH DIBBLE. 



D. Position of dibble when pressing the soil against graft 7 and opening a hole for graft 8. 

 DI. Position of dibble when preparing to press soil against graft 8. 



S. Loose soil, which falls to bottom of hole and makes it possible to place the graft at exactly 

 the right depth. 



nursery in ridges, with the unions of the grafts in the center of the 

 ridges and at the original level of the soil. The depressions between 

 the ridges will be about 2 inches lower than the unions. This is 

 advisable, as it makes it possible to irrigate the grafts without injur- 



FIG. 20. Method of planting grafts in trenches. 



ing the union by too much water. The ridges should be wide. If 

 too narrow and steep they dry out too easily and the unions will suffer. 



Cultivation. By the end of April all the grafts should be planted 

 and a good irrigation soon after this is advisable. This should be 

 done in such a way that the ground at the base of the stock will be 

 well wetted. This will start the formation of roots. The ridges 



