evergreen boughs may be thrown over the trees for protection. The place to heel 

 in should be high and well drained and protected from mice. 



PLANTING. 



For the greater part of the Province, planting should be done in the spring, 

 as indicated above. Fall planting m,ay be done up to about November 1st with 

 safety in the Kootenay, and about the middle of November on Vancouver Island. 

 The time for planting in the spring is determined very largely by the amount to 

 be done, the preparation of the land, and the men available, but it is best done 

 as early as possible after heavy frosts are over. The holes should be large and dug 

 early. Good soil should be placed in the bottom. The roots should be pruned so 

 as to give good healthy wood at the tips of all the main roots. The tops should 

 be headed back to from 20 to 24 inches. The trees should be protected from drying 

 oat by having the roots wrapped in a wet burlap sack, or by being carried in a 

 packing-case, the bottom of which is filled with wet moss or wet bags, with which 

 the roots are also covered. 



The trees should be set very firmly and should be immediately irrigated if 

 the soil is dry, but the irrigation should not touch the trunk of the tree. In planting 

 on the Coast the tree should be set a little deeper than it was set in the nursery, 

 up to about 2 inches deeper in open or sandy soils. In the Dry Belt they may be 

 set from 2% to 4 inches deeper, depending pn the soil-texture and character of 

 the subsoil. In the humid regions of the Interior they should be set on an average 

 2 to 3 inches deeper than in the nursery. 



Our nurserymen as a rule pack their trees carefully, and with due regard to 

 the time they will be in transportation, so that usually stock arrives in good 

 condition. A great deal more damage is done to young trees by carelessness in 

 handling and planting, especially by drying out, than can be readily believed. The 

 greatest possible care to prevent drying out, to keep the trees vigorous, and to 

 prevent loss of vitality in any way is the best possible insurance for a vigorous 

 start. 



VICTORIA, B.C. : 



Pi-intod by WILLIAM H. CUI.LIN, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 



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