TKAXSPLANTIXd 



TlL\XSrLANTINa 



1829 



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tion. Herb:n'(.MMis ov m-owiny- plants iliat ai'o n-lativi'ly 

 sliort and >-Iih'I\\ ainl ri.tupai.-t in mMwlli transplant 

 lietter Than tlu'-f tliat arr t-nii,'. " lri;i;y." ami wrak. Tlu' 

 srofky plants arr Itium' aiilr tn w ii li--tanil tlir virissi- 

 tiuU's'ot inrluuniiT wcatlirr \vln'U ilirv arr transt'ciTi'-l 

 from a prottH'ted plare to tlio o|itn air. and tlicy ]iruii- 

 alily also have more reotiptn-aiiN e p>>\vrr i.. make iirw 

 rnots and to attarh llu-niseh o a-aitj Tn llo' rarth. 

 Manv plants nniv l>e "liardnu'il oft " oc uraduall\ inn roil 

 t>. sun and oold hrt'ore tht-y aro t i-aiiM'lant.il. The 

 iniuv frequently a ti'iven idant is tran 

 readily it endures trans]>hinrinLr. Tl 

 cnnes close and C'lupaet and there is rrlatively Irss 

 injury to the roots at eaeh sv.h-e(|ULMit renio\;d. pro- 

 vidiuV a len^ interval does not lake idaer I'etwron the 

 operations. 



The sueerss of tratisplanrin.u- also (h.'i'oinls to vnnie 

 extent on the \veather at the time tlie removal is per- 

 formed. If eool, cloudy and damp weather follows the 

 trausplautinir. the i)lants are nnn?U more likely to live. 

 Plants usually estalilish themselves nion- (juickly in 

 freshly turned soil, heeausc it eontains a relatividy larire 

 amotiut of nn.'i--ture. In i-rder to hrinu; the earth into 

 coutact vrith tlie roots, it shmtld be firmed closely about 

 the plants. This packiui;: of the soil tends to hrinu' the 

 subterranean moisture upwards where it may sujiply the 

 roots: it also tends to iin-rease evajiorarion from the 

 surface of the soil and there! ty to wa'-te the water, 

 although much of the moisture is utilized hy the plant 

 as it passes upwards. In order t" prevent the eseape vf 

 moisture from the surface of the seil. it is customary to 

 cover the ,£:rouml with a mulch, frotn one to three inches 

 in depth, of litter, sawdttst, leaves or coarse manure. 

 \Vhen practicahle the water may he saved hy keeping; 

 the surface well tilled, therehy proviilinu' a mulcli of 

 earth. 



In dry weather it nmy he advisaVde to water newly set 

 ph^nts. particularly if they are .ijfreen and irrowin^ fast, 

 as tonuttoes. ealihai::es and other annitals. The watering 

 may liest l>e done at niizhrt'all. The water should he ap- 

 plied in a hole or ilepression ahout tin- idanr > >r at one side 

 of it. rather than on the surface: and the fMllowiuii; 

 morniuff the loose, fresh earth should l>e drawn over the 

 roots in order to in-ovide a surface tituleh and to pri.'\'ent 

 the soil from packing. 



All kinds of plants can h- transplanted, hut some of 

 them remove with great dirticulty. In these eases tlie 

 special skill which i> horn of experience wdth these }'ar- 

 ricular plants must be in- 

 voked f'-n- sneee~~, Th e 

 ditticulties are uf various 

 kinds. In -ome ease^ the 

 difhculty may he a ra]'-rMor 

 system, as in the ease of 

 the black walnut and the 

 hickories. In tliese instanees 

 the plant may he iirepared 

 a year or tw^ in advance hy 

 severing the tap-rout s(one 

 distance below the -'riomd 

 by means of a --pade or 

 other sharp in-trunient tliat 

 is thri;-t tin di- meat h tlie 

 erown. In orlo-r ease^ the 

 dirtieulty is the inahility of 

 the plant to make new feed- 

 ing roots (]uiek!y. as in 

 soiin"' of The asjminas or pa- 

 ]")aws. Sueli plants ofti.*n 

 may he treated like the tap- 

 rooted ]dants: tliat is, the 

 long, cord-like n-ots may he 

 severr-rl at sr.me disranee 

 from the crown a year or 

 two liefore the plants are to 

 lie removed. In other cases 

 the inahility to he trans- 

 planted is proliably due to 

 ■ lie excessive rate of transpiration from the foliage. 

 In these instances cutting Itack the top rather severely 

 aad providing sliade may contribute to success. In 

 some cases the difficulties are so great as practically to 

 prohibit transplanting. 



2544. A dibber. 

 One of the mo^t useful 

 implements to aid in tlie 

 transplanting of small 

 plants. The plant is 

 dropped into a hole made 

 by the dibl.er; this hole is 

 closed by inserting the dib- 

 her at the side and movina 

 it against the plant. 



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So-eailed trans] ihnil i ii -■ nnndiines have oeen perfecled 

 wilhin ihe hi'( feu yea i-^ for settini,^ small In-riiareeus 

 stnlf. as ealdiages. tobai.'eo and t.nnatoes. These are 

 really vehieles, drawn iiv h<o's,.v. rhat .p|ien a furmw and 

 drop a ^nndl quantity "t waierwhen ihe )>lant is i]|- 

 serled in thi-- furro\\- hy ihe hamls id' an operator who 

 rides <in Ihe nuichini-. Tin/ idants. already prepari'd for 

 setlini.^ are carried in a lra\' or hupper, and llie ti]/era- 

 tor plaees these belwi-en gnards wliirh anfumalieally 

 nu'a^uri' the distance. Thesi- machines are pai'ticnlarly 



25i5. A transplanting box. bpeLiall> designed lor melons. 

 Iris made of a " tlat " nr splint 14 in. lon^' and :;'4 in. \eide. 

 bfin at four i.-orners aud held in plac- by a t;ick. It has no 

 hoi torn. 



valuable in large areas where great quantities of plant.s 

 are to be set. and aNu in hard and dry land where it is 

 didicnlt tu make the proper upL-niuLTs with the hand and 

 also otherwise to sufiply the ]dant with suthcient water. 

 For mo--r .-mall ]danls that are to be reset in small quan- 

 tity, the (lil)l)er is a nio^t nsefnl iniplenieni To exiM.-dite 

 the operation. FIl^ L'o-U. 



Plants Lrrown in pot- and -inall -hallow boxes Tr«ns- 

 ]dant nno-e readily than tho-^e trrown in tlw open s<jii. 

 Particularlv i- thi- true i.d' j^ot-urown plants, for the 

 l-pevel or slop,, of the iH,r allow.- lie- ball ^-t earth to be 

 "Icnoeked nut" readily, Sei^ Pnliiiuj. Si>ecial trans- 

 plantinu' boxe- are ou the market, i" be u-i.-d instead of 

 ]iots. for ])tir]iosMs <if eeoui.nny. The-e hoxes are usu- 

 allv made of ihin havket -tuff and are tlirown away 

 when the jdants are taken from tlhon foi- transplanting. 



Ft-. LUto. The seeds are SoWU direetl>- ill these lioXeS. 



Melon-, cucumber^ and other idants thai are dillicnlt to 

 transphinl are ofieii i^rown on pieces of in\-erted turf, 

 taken from old ]iastnres. 



In the case^ of hirue tn^es and shrubs. Me-eess <ifren 

 mav be attained by transplanting in the winter, wdien a 

 l)aH of frozen earth may be removed. Fig. 2.'d(.h It is 

 usually better to give the transplanting of large Trees 

 into the hands of an ex]>ert. than to attempt to perfonn 

 it wild un-killi-d h-dp and ineffieient aii)diances, C)\i\y 

 a small in-oportion i>f tin- elfio-ts in transplantinir very 

 lari;'- trees are really >ucce---t'ul. The trees may live 

 for several yo:irs and yet te'Ver fully v.^roxy-v nor maki^ 

 sati-factory sidiject-. The surc-'st ami be-t result- are 

 usualh" secured only when the tree- are uursery-irrowti 

 ami have been transplanled twi or three times within 

 a few years of their hnal removal. There are sorne 

 species that remove from tln^ wild with relative ease 

 whi-n they are of lar^-o size, anioui;- whiidi are elms, 

 majdes. pin oak. bas-wooil; liut the large ntimber of 

 spi-tdes do not rea-lily recuperate from the operation. 



It is -oun^Tinies said that a plant cannot recover 

 from The transjdanring operation, ThaT The severing of 

 the roots indiids injuries that are not out--rown. and 

 that a new type of root-system develojis. These fears 

 appear to he tiU2:rounded. In many cases the jdant does 

 not regain itself. IniT these instam'es are probably due 

 To lack (d' skill in the operation rather than to any in- 

 ijeront dilliculty in the transplantiuL: process itself. But 

 even if the transplanting process were to be fmiml to be 

 tlieoretically injurious, nevertheless it must be employed 

 iu the practice of modem horticulture. l. H. B. 



