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when they are lifted, leaving a big blank 

 space of several inches with no root fibres. 

 Whereas, by only allowing 6ins. under- 

 ground, we get a mass of fibrous roots over 

 the entire length of the 6ins. 



Moreover, if we purchase or grow plants 

 with a long bare stem, when we come to 

 plant them out in their pei-manent quar- 



ters we find that we either have to get 

 the holes out very deep to take them, plus 

 the 2ins. or Sins, which we always sink 

 them below the original nursery level, or 

 we have to cut off the greater portion of 

 the roots to get the plant into a normally 

 deep hole, plus the 2ins. or Sins, 

 mentioned above. 



PiQS IN Cherry Orchard. 



