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seedlings, and can be cared for with less labor and 

 expense than if the seeds were planted over an area 

 required for mature growth. Seeds of cabbage and 

 tomato and lettuce are often sown in hot beds and when 

 the seedlings are from four to six inches high, they are 

 transplanted where each plant will have room for mature 

 growth. 



All kinds of fruit trees are grown by planting the seeds 

 a few inches apart in rows which are about three feet 

 apart, which per- 

 mits proper cultiva- 

 tion while the trees 

 are young. The sec- 

 ond year the trees 

 are either budded 

 or grafted and then 

 they are allowed to 

 grow from one to 

 three years before 

 they are trans- 

 planted on areas 

 large enough for them to grow to maturity and bear fruit. 

 Most fruit growers now plant trees which have tops only 

 one year old, so that they can start the limbs of the trees 

 high or low as they wish. Trees can be transplanted in 

 the late autumn after the leaves have fallen, or in the early 

 spring before the buds start to grow. 



For transplanting fruit trees or shade trees successfully 

 the following suggestions may be followed: 

 , (a) For trees with a top one year old: With a sharp 

 knife cut all branch roots back to about one inch from the 

 main or primary root. 



(b) For older trees leave the branch roots longer, but 



SHOWING How TO TRANSPLANT AND PRUNE 

 YOUNG TREES 



