THE PLANT 



Rules for Transplanting. There are a 

 which give success in transplanting. 



First : The most favorable season should 

 be selected. In the case of such plants as 

 tomatoes and sweet potatoes, transplanting 

 should be done when the weather is cool 

 and damp, preferably in the late afternoon. 



Second : A plant should be transplanted 

 when young. It is more apt to adapt 

 itself to new conditions and make vig- 

 orous growth. 



Third: It should be taken up so as to 

 break the roots as little as possible and 

 should be kept moist and shaded. If 

 the roots become dry, the plant loses 

 vitality and may die. 



Fourth : It is well to cut off some of the 

 top, especially of a tree or large plant. In 

 taking it up, roots are unavoidably broken. 



few simple precautions 



The plant on the left was improperly set ; the soil is 

 being pressed properly to the roots of the plant on the 

 right. 



Fifth: The plant should be dipped in 

 fertile soil packed firmly around its roots 



The celery plant to the left 

 was transplanted; the one to 

 the right was not. 



The root system is thus 

 smaller, and it has 

 to adapt itself to new 

 conditions. It is unable 

 properly to supply food 

 to the whole plant. 

 Therefore the top should 

 be cut back to corre- 

 spond with the smaller 

 root and to give it time 

 to reestablish itself, 

 water and have moist, 

 This enables them to 



