PLANTING. 



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bole to be about six inches from the wall, 

 letting the head incline towards it; spread 

 the roots regularly in the hole like a fan. 

 Any distorted ones must now be regulated, 

 and if the plant has previously grown in a 

 pot or tub, the roots must be altered from 

 the manner in which they have been forced 

 to grow, to a proper direction. For want 

 of this attention at the time of planting, to 

 trees that have been turned out of pots or 

 tubs, I have observed some at ten years af- 

 terwards that have made no more progress 

 than they would have done in two years, 

 had they been properly planted. 



Do not let any roots point towards the 

 wall, for when they run in that direction, 

 on reaching the wall, they are obliged to 

 turn on one side, and by forming an angle 

 against it, they are generally injured, parti- 

 cularly so in stone fruit trees. For gum 

 oozes out at such places, which detains mois- 

 ture, and the tree frequently begins to canker 

 there. 



When the roots are properly spread, let 

 about three inches thick of the soil that has 

 been thrown out of the hole (and previously 

 broken fine) be gently put upon them, upon 

 this lay one inch thick of well rotted cow 

 dung, and lastly two inches more of soil. 

 When this is done let it be gently pressed 

 down by the foot, always beginning at the 

 extremity of the roots, so that the ends of 



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