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sists in removing them from their bundles and temporarily 

 planting their roots in soil (Fig. 133). The roots should 

 be well covered, and if at a dry season, they should also 

 be mulched. To avoid mixing varieties, a separate row 

 should be made of each sort. 



Nursery trees that cannot be packed for shipment at 

 the proper time are often lifted and heeled-in, to retard 

 the starting of the buds. 



Fig. 136. — Roots of tree properly 

 planted. 



Fig. 137. — Same im- 

 properly planted. 



409. Replanting. — The plant should be prepared for 

 replanting by the following processes : 



Washing the roots. — The " puddled " roots of nursery 

 trees (406) are sometimes found inclosed at unpacking 

 in a mass of mud that is so compact as to largely exclude 

 the air (Fig. 134). The roots of such trees should be 

 washed clean before replanting (Fig. 135). 



Trimming the roots. — The roots of trees that have been 

 broken or mangled in the lifting or transportation should 

 be cut back to sound wood with a sharp knife. Fibrous 

 rooted plants, as the strawberry, are much more readily 

 planted when the roots are trimmed. 



