Methods of Transplanting 



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San Dimas, California 



EXHIBIT OF THE SAN DIMAS CITRUS NURSERIES AT THE ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR READY FOR SHIPPING. 



immediately covered with a wet [cloth or burlap to protect 

 them from the sun until the tree can be carried out to the 

 end of the nursery and loaded in wagons or taken to the packing 

 house. Before boxing trees taken up in this manner or loading 

 them on wagons to be hauled away, it is a good plan to dip the 

 roots into a mixture of earth and water of about the consistency 

 of paint. This will cling to the roots and thoroughly protect them 



from the sun. A place to dip the trees can be prepared by digging 

 a hole in the ground some two or three feet deep and of the width 

 required, pouring in water and stirring with loose earth until 

 the right thickness of the mixture is obtained. 



The tree is now ready to be packed in wagons or boxes for 

 shipment by freight or express. If it is to be planted in the near 

 neighborhood, it is packed in damp straw in wagons, but if for 



PORTLAND WORLD'S FAIR EXHIBIT OF THE SAN DIMAS CITRUS NURSERIES BEFORE SHIPPING. 



