CARELESS PACKING. 4.5 
and so continue till the hole is filled. The tree 
should be gently shaken occasionally, so as to settle 
the soil around the roots. It will be necessary to 
raise a mound of earth around the body of the tree, 
four or five inches above the level of the surface, to 
allow for the settling of the soil. Then press the 
earth firmly around the body of the tree with the 
foot, to give the tree a firm hold. 
Trees that have been out of the ground for a 
long time, and suffered from exposure or careless 
packing, I have frequently saved by immersing the 
roots, for two or three hours before planting, in 
water, to which I have added asmall quantity of fine- 
ly powdered bone or super-phosphate of lime. 
