242 Principles of Plant Culture. 



soft cord or with young and tender shoots of the osier 

 willow.* After bundling, the space between the roots 

 should be filled with damp moss, and the whole mass of 

 roots surrounded with the same material. If the dis- 

 tance to be transported is short, the mossed roots may 

 be sewed up in burlap or matting and the tops may be 

 tied up in straight straw, or the whole bundle may be 

 inclosed in burlap. If the distance is long, the bundle 

 should be boxed, to more effectually prevent the tree 

 from damage. The bundles may be packed very closely 

 in the box without injury, provided they nowhere come 

 in direct contact with it. IBoxed or bundled trees, that 

 cannot be shipped at once, should be stored in a cool, 

 damp place. 



408. Unpacking and Heeling-In. Packed plants 

 should generally be removed from their package as 

 soon as they reach their destination. If they cannot be 

 replanted immediately, they 

 should be heeled-in. This con- 



FiG. 130. Nursery trees heeled-in to prevent drying. A, a short 

 row of trees with only the roots covered, B, a row with their tops 

 bent down and covered with earth at C. (After Green.) Sometimes 

 the whole tops are covered. Trees should not be heeled-in in the 

 bundles. 



sists in removing them from their bundles and tempo- 

 rarily planting their roots in soil (Fig. 130). The 



* Satix vhninalis. 



