IMPLEMENTS OF THE SOIL. 491 



biug the body of the tree whli fr.'sh blool once in a week 

 ©r so during winter, or by wrapping theni a toot or two 

 above the ground with tliick, firm paper. 



CHAPTER IV. 



NURSBRY, ORCHARD, AND FRUIT-GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. 



The following are the principal im])]enient8 used in the 

 propagation, pruning, and cultivation of fruit-trees :* 



Section 1. — Implements op the Soil. 



The Subsoil Ploto (see fig. IGO) is the great reformer 

 of the day in the preparation of soils of all qualities and 



textures, for nursery, orchai-d, or garden trees. It follows 

 the ordinary plow in the same furrow ; and the largest 

 size, No. 2, with a poAverful team, can loosen the subsoil 

 to the dejith of eighteen inches. No. 1 will be sufficient 

 in clear land when the subsoil is not very stiff". 



The One- Horse P/oy^.— Similar to the common plow 

 used by farmers. It is a labor-saving implement for cul- 

 tivating the ground among nursery-trees or orchards 



* A share of the Piifrraviiifrs used in tlic illiistralion of this chapliT miv from 

 the elaborate Iinpleinent Cauilogiiu of It II. Alien & Co., No. ISO and 191 Water 

 etreet, New York City. 



