TRANSPLANTING. 



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ing process already described will not often need any other 

 protection. 



But when the trees are large, or the situation is windy, staking 

 becomes necessary. If driven before the roots are covered, the 

 stakes may be erect, as in Fig. 108 ; if driven afterward, they 



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Fig. 107. 



Fig. 108. Fig. log. 



Mounding and Staking Trees. 



may be slanting ; and in both cases straw bands should be first 

 wrapped once round, to prevent the trees from chafing. 



The accompanying figure (109) shows the mode in which the 

 stake is driven into the bottom of the hole before filling in. 



Transj>lanting trees on the surface. — On the last page the ad- 

 vantages are pointed out of sometimes setting trees on the sur- 

 face of the soil. This mode 

 of transplanting is undoubted- 

 ly the best on all heavy soils 

 that cannot be thoroughly 

 drained. The annexed figure 

 (no) exhibits distinctly this 

 mode of planting, the dotted 

 line indicating the common 

 surface of the earth, on which 

 the tree is set, and the low 

 mound raised upon the roots. 

 This gives the roots a deeper 

 soil. By throwing the furrows occasionally toward the rows, 

 the raised surface will be maintained. This method is not 

 adapted to large commercial orchards, but for home grounds. 



