58 THE FOREST TRUE CULTURIST. 
any other I have tried. Make some stakes, two or more 
feet in length, of good strong wood, leaving a branch four 
or five inches long on one side, and about the same distance 
from the end—fig. 16. If trees are not handy 
to make these from, some plank will answer as 
well, cutting a notch in the edge. When the 
tree is placed at the proper depth, drive these 
stakes down by the side of the largest roots so 
that the hook will clasp and hold the root 
firm. See fig. 15. Three or four of these will 
be sufficient for each tree, unless they are very 
large. fill up the hole as usual, covering up 
the stakes ; they will rot away in two or three 
years; if not, they will do no harm. By fol- 
lowing this plan you have no wires or other 
Fig.16, | unsightly machinery in view, leaving the stem 
and branches free, while the roots are kept as firm in 
their place as could be desired. 
DEPTH TO PLANT TREES. 
No tree taken from nursery cr forest should be planted 
ny deeper than when in its original position. But as the 
newly moved soil will usually settle somewhat, both that 
which is under as well as that which is put over the roots, 
it is best to provide for this by placing the tree a little 
higher in the soil and covering the roots a little deeper so 
as to allow for this settling. 
PLANTING 'TREES FOR SHELTER, 
In selecting trees for shelter, much depends upon the 
