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is not shortened in similar proportions the bal- 

 ance between roots and top, 'which it is always 

 wise to preserve, is destroyed. 



METHOD OF PLANTING 



Deciduous trees must be transplanted either 

 very early in the spring, as soon as the ground 

 can be worked, or late in the fall after the leaves 

 have fallen. Possibly the best results follow 

 spring planting under ordinary conditions. 

 But, whichever the season selected, the hole to 

 receive the trees must be deeper and larger 

 than the root mass and in the bottom there 

 should be a liberal quantity of well-rotted 

 manure stirred in the soil. On top of this in 

 turn there should be a layer of three or four 

 inches of good earth. 



It is always best in setting the tree to have 

 at hand a quantity of finely pulverized soil 

 which may be thrown in as soon as the tree 

 is placed in position. As the hole is gradually 

 filled make sure that the dirt is pressed down 

 frequently and that the roots come in close and 

 intimate contact with the earth so that no air 

 spaces are left. Also make sure that the roots 

 are spread in a natural position and that no 

 two of them touch each other. Do not hesitate 



