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BIGGIE ORCHARD BOOK 



has covered all the points so well that I can not do 



better than to quote his method : 



"Quickly unpack stock upon arrival; shake out 



packing material ; dip the roots in liquid mud. In 

 case stock cannot be immediately set 

 out, prepare a place where it can be tem- 

 porarily planted, taking care to cover 

 roots thoroughly, working the soil in 

 among the fibres. Dig generous holes, 

 provide good soil to fill 



TREE SET TOO them; don't bend roots; 

 HIGH cleanly cut off severely 



bruised or broken roots, and never let 



them dry. Dip them in mud, place in 



hole, throw good soil in hole, tightly 



ramming it around roots after each 



shovelful. Leave no air-pockets. After 



hole is filled, cover top of ground thick- 

 ly with good, well-rotted stable manure 

 as far as roots extend. ' ' 



Look out for crown and root galls. 

 Burn all such trees. Crown gall is a 

 common disease in many nurseries and 

 it attacks all kinds of fruit trees. It is 

 the worst kind of folly 

 to plant a tree which 



has a trace of this disease, for not 



only is the tree pretty sure to die be- 

 fore it comes into full bearing but the 



infection may be spread to all parts 



of the orchard. If galls (knotty, 



bunchy swellings) are found at the PROPERLY 



TOO LOW AND 

 IN A HOLLOW 



ROOTS BADLY 

 BUNCHED 

 TOGETHER 



