DIFFERKXT METHODS OP PLANTING. 



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SECTION XL 

 Method of planting . 



Whatever mode of planting is adopted, the main object to aim 

 at is so to put down the planting material that it will strike and 

 establish itself as quickly as possible. Hence the method of plant- 

 ing will in each case depend on the kind of material used, on its 

 age or size, on the species to which it belongs, and on the nature 

 of the soil and locality. 



The following scheme exhibits at a glance the different methods 

 of planting ordinarily followed : 



C i With a ball of earth (Ball planting) 



o 

 PS 



W 



E-i 



in PITS 



f .,, 



| With naked roots | wlthout m < ure 

 ^ (Pit planting) 



manure 



in HOLES 



<( in NOTCHES 



fi 

 ^i 



in single notches 



cross-cut notches 



in TRENCHES . 

 on MOUNDS 

 on PLATFORMS 

 l^on RIDGES 



TREES 



... 1 



... 2 



... o 



... 4 



* */ 



... 6 



... 7 



... 8 



' 



... 10 

 11 



In planting in the ground, rooted plants should be buried down 

 to at least the root collum or even an inch or so deeper (in order 

 to protect the collum buds and the sensitive base of the stem), 

 and the roots should occupy severally more or less the same rela- 

 tive position as before. Unschooled cuttings should he put down 

 in the same manner as in nurseries (see pp. 208-210). And, in any 

 case, all material regarding the success of which there is any 

 doubt should be thrown away. 



ARTICLE 1. 

 BALL PLANTING. 



PREPARATION OF THE PITS. Previous to making the pits the soil 

 may, if necessary, be worked as deep and over as great a width as we 



