132 PRINCIPLES OF america:n^ forestry. 



In Packing a Bundle great care should be taken that 

 the packing material is well worked in between and around 

 the roots, so as to exclude a free circulation of air about 

 them. After this has been done, and the package well 

 tied together, it should be covered about the roots with 

 more packing material and wrapped with burlap or sim- 

 ilar material well sewed on, and the tops should be pro- 

 tected either with burlap or with straw or grass. 



Some important things to remember are: 



1. If the roots of trees are frozen out of the ground and 

 thawed again in contact with the air, they will probably 

 die. 



2. If the frozen roots of hardy plants are well buried 

 in the ground before thawing at all, they will be unin- 

 jured. 



3. Deciduous trees that are received in a shrivelled con- 

 dition may often be revived by burying them, tops and 

 all, with earth for a few days. 



4. Manure should never be placed in contact with the 

 roots of trees when they are set, but good black soil should 

 preferably be used for this purpose. 



5. // trees are watered it is important to keep the soil 

 around them cultivated or covered with a good mulch, 

 otherwise the surface will bake hard and will lose moisture 

 very fast. 



6. Small thrifty trees are very much to be preferred 

 for transplanting purposes to those that are large, as the 

 latter are liable to be checked in their growth by being 

 moved. 



7. The roots of coniferous Evergreens should not be 

 allowed to have even the appearance of dryness, as a 

 very little drying will prevent their growing. 



8. Spring is the best time to move all kinds of nursery 



