Transplanting. 



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ficient water. In such cases, if other precautions have 

 been observed, it is well to further reduce the top. Plants 

 in this condition may sometimes be saved 

 by wrapping the stem in oiled or rub- 

 ber cloth to check loss of moisture, or 

 with straw or moss which may be wet 

 frequently till growth starts. 



The device shown in Fig. 151 often 

 causes recently planted trees to start 

 growth that seem likely to fail without 

 it. It consists of a flask or bottle con- 

 taining distilled, or rain water, sup- 

 ported a few feet above the ground and 

 connected by a rubber tube with the cut- 

 off end of a root, as shown. If the in- 

 verted flask is used, a short tube B B 

 should extend through the cork and to 

 near the bottom of the flask, to admit 

 air. 



Flower-buds should generally be re- 

 FIG. 151. moved from recently-transplanted plants 



Device for starting 

 growth in trees. ( 140 ) . 



FIG. 152. FIG. 153. FIG. 154. 



Fig. 152. A poorly-potted plant. No provision is made for drainage; 

 the pot is filled to the top with soil, leaving no space to receive the water; 

 and the stem of the plant is not at the center of the pot. 



Fig. 153. A well-potted plant. A, potsherds; B, moss. 



Fig. 154. A poorly-shifted plant. C, open spaces due to insufficient 

 pressing of the soil. 



