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injury, p provided they nowhere come in direct contact 

 with it. Boxed or bundled trees, that cannot be shipped 

 at once, should be stored in a cool, damp place. 

 j 408. Unpacking and Heeling-ln. Packed plants should 

 generally be removed from their package as soon as they 

 reach their destination. If they cannot be replanted 

 immediately, they should be 

 heeled-in. This consists in re- 



FIG. 130. Nursery trees heeled-in to prevent drying. A, a short row of 

 trees with only the roots covered. B, a row with their tops bent down and 

 covered with earth at C (After Green). Sometimes the whole tops are 

 covered. Trees should not be heeled-in in the bundles. 



moving them from their bundles and temporarily 

 planting their roots in soil (Fig. 130). The roots should 

 be well covered, and if at a dry season, they should also 

 be mulched. To avoid mixing varieties, a separate row 

 should be made of each sort. 



Nursery trees that cannot be packed for shipment at 

 the proper time, are often lifted and heeled in, to retard 

 the starting of the buds. 



C REPLANTING 



409. Preparation of the Plant, a Washing the roots. 

 The " puddled" roots of nursery trees (406) are some- 

 times found inclosed at unpacking in a mass of mud that 

 is so compact as to largely exclude the air (Fig. 131). 



