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sand or dry moss ; buds should be put into 

 moss only. Fruit is best put up, for long 

 transportion, in layers of cotton-batting, and 

 closely packed thus by hand, in clean tight 

 boxes. 



Receiving Trees, fyc. On receiving trees 

 from a distance, examine the roots. If these 

 are moist and fresh, they are in a proper con- 

 dition for setting. But, if they appear dry 

 or shrivelled, soak them in water, (if frozen, in 

 very cold water,) from six to twenty-four 

 hours. If the trees have suffered so much 

 that their tops also are shrivelled, it will be 

 well to put the whole package under water 

 for a few hours. After this take them out, 

 head-in the tops, using as much severity as 

 the previous exposure of the package would 

 seem to require. The trees should then be 

 set, (see Transplanting,) and the ground 

 ought to be mulched, for the first season. 

 Should the ground not be ready for planting 

 out the trees, lay them in by the heels, as it is 

 called ; that is, dig a trench and put the roots 

 of the trees into it, letting the tops stand up- 

 right, or lean down quite slanting, as you may 

 find it the most convenient ; then bury the 

 roots in the ground, and the trees may remain 



