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prove of great value, and very convenient in selecting the 

 different kinds at the time of planting, and will enable 

 us to restore the names in case of accidental loss of labels 

 during the winter. The heeling-in of trees as they are 

 received is recommended, even if everything is rcidy for 

 immediate planting, unless the .number be very small ; 

 but if the weather and our convenience permit us to place 

 them at once in their permanent stations, the trees need 

 not be heeled-in with so much care as when they are to 

 remain for a longer period. 



It sometimes happens that, from accident, detention by 

 the way, bad packing, or exposure, we receive our trees 

 in bad condition ; they are dried, and the bark appears to 

 be shriveled and shrunken they seem to be dead. Such 

 trees may often be entirely restored by a little care, and 

 will grow as well as any. The best treatment for such is 

 to bury them at once. Opening a sufficiently large trench, 

 a layer of trees is placed flat upon the bottom, fine mel- 

 low earth is sifted upon, and among their roots and 

 branches, another layer of trees is spread down and cov- 

 ered in the same way, and so on until they are all secured, 

 when they are left to quietly and slowly absorb the mois- 

 ture from the soil. In a few days they will be found to be 

 well plumped, and will look as fresh as ever, and should be 

 exhumed, trimmed, and planted, selecting a moist or 

 showery day for the operation. 



SEASON FOR PLANTING. This topic has already been 

 discussed, and the advantages of fall planting have been 

 presented : but it is well to bear in mind that there are 

 reasons for preferring the spring, and for some fruits the 

 latter season is generally preferred. 



