122 MANUAL OF GARDENING 
Transplanting young seedlings. 
In the transplanting of cabbages, tomatoes, flowers, and all 
plants recently started from seeds, it is important that the 
ground be thoroughly fined and com- 
pacted. Plants usually live better if 
transplanted into ground that has been 
freshly turned. If possible, transplant 
127. To check evaporation in cloudy or rainy weather, particularly 
at transplanting, if late in the season. Firm the earth 
snugly about the roots with the hands or feet, in order to bring 
up the soil moisture; but it is generally best to rake the surface 
in order to reéstablish the earth-mulch, unless the plants are so 
small that their roots cannot reach through the mulch (p. 98). 
If the plants are taken from 
pots, water the pots some time 
in advance, and the ball of 
earth will fall out when the 
pot is inverted and tapped 
lightly. In taking up plants 
from the ground, it is ‘advis- 
able, also, to water them well 
some time before removing; 
the earth may then be held 
on the roots. See that the 
watering is done far enough 
in advance to allow the water 
to settle away and distribute itself; the earth should not be 
muddy when the plants are removed. 
In order to reduce the evaporation from the plant, shingles 
may be stuck into the ground to shade the plant; or a screen 
may be improvised with pieces of paper (Fig. 122), tin cans, 
inverted flower-pots, coverings of brush, or other means. 
It is nearly always advisable to remove some of the foliage, 
128. Plants sheared and not sheared 
when transplanted. 
