CLEARING AND PLANTING OU 



plant. He then takes a plant from the carrier and 

 places it in the hole, firmly treading the soil 

 around it. 



When the soil is properly trodden down the 

 plant ought to be at the same depth in the soil as 

 it was in the nursery bed before removal. It 

 should be firmly fixed in its place, and the soil 

 around it made level and very firm. The planter 

 must not turn up the tap-root in planting. He 

 cannot avoid doing it, however, if he makes the 

 hole too small or too shallow. It is necessary to 

 have a responsible man at the nursery to give out 

 the plants. This man should see that only good 

 strong plants are taken, and that those dug up 

 from beds are not damaged, or the soil shaken 

 from their roots more than can be avoided. It is 

 his duty, too, to see that each man carries a certain 

 number of plants, ten or twenty as the case may be. 

 This will be found a great help in checking the 

 number planted each day. 



For carrying plants dug out of beds a wide box 

 or basket is best. Only a limited number of plants 

 should be put in each, so that the planter can easily 

 lift out a plant with its ball of earth without dis- 

 turbing the remainder. While being carried 



