MARKING AND PLANTING 27 
of galvanized iron or steel, about four inches 
in diameter and six inches deep, with a 
handle about two feet long, consisting of two 
pieces of iron joined at the top and attached 
to the round piece on opposite sides. In 
using this tool, it is placed over the plant, 
having the plant in the centre, the foot or 
hands press the instrument into the soil, 
cutting a round piece of soil the size of the 
tool. By canting the tool a little the plant 
and soil can be removed and at once set in 
the bed where wanted. Of course there 
must be a hole a little larger than the trans- 
planted soil and plant requires, and the 
plant must be set with regard to proper 
depth. 
The advantages of this method are: 
1. Does not require root or leaf prun- 
ing. 
2. Has a tendency not to check the growth 
of the plant. 
3. Sure success in transplanting. 
The disadvantages are: 
1. Extra cost of labour in transplanting, as 
the method is a slow one. 
2. Not of value commercially, owing to 
extra cost as above. 
