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ferable to shaking out clean, as may safely be done with 

 smaller plants. A preservation of all the roots should 

 be sought first, and as much of the ball supporting 

 them as can be handled conveniently, second. The 

 distance at which they should be planted in a bench 

 depends upon the growth they have made in the field, 

 as well as to the length of time they are to remain in 

 the house. In either case, they must'iot be so close 

 that air cannot circulate freely among them. Never 

 plant them any deeper in the bench than they were 

 grown in the field, or they are liable to decay at the 

 base and their usefulness be destroyed. 



The method of planting depends upon the way it is 

 desired to support them, and this supporting should be 



Fig. 33. 



done as soon as planted. If the plants of a row are so 

 arranged as to come between those of the preceding row, 

 they can be supported best by wires running lengthwise 

 of the bed, interlaced with string running across them. 

 To do this, stretch rows of Xo. 16 galvanized wire from 

 end to end of the bench, ten inches apart and six inches 

 above the soil. Support these bj^ light wooden cross 



