244 Principles of Plant Culture. 



410. Replanting the Roots. The object to be at- 

 tained in this operation is to place moist and well-aer- 

 ated, soil in contact with all of the roots of the plant. 

 The roots should also be placed at about the same 

 depth, and in nearly the same position that they grew 

 before the removal. 



Fig. 133 shows the roots' of a tree properly planted. 

 The hole was dug sufficiently large so that the roots 

 were readily placed in it without crowding, and the 

 soil was so well worked in among the roots that it 

 comes in contact with their whole surface. 



Fig. 134 shows the roots of the same tree improperly 

 planted. The hole was dug so small that the roots were 

 necessarily crowded out of their nat- 

 ural position, and the earth was 



FIG. 136. FIG. 137. 



FIG. 135. Strawberry plant too deeply planted. 

 FIG. 136. The same planted too shallow. 

 FIG. 137. Strawberry plant properly planted. 



thrown in so loosely that it comes in contact with only 

 a part of the root surface. Distortion of the roots 

 of trees and shrubs at planting may cause injurious 

 root galls. 



In planting trees of which the roots are not already 

 inclosed in soil (403), the hands should be freely used 

 to bring the soil in contact with the whole root surface, 



