Chapter XII 



CARE IN PLANTING 



IN this final chapter an attempt will be made to suggest 

 some methods and thoughts in regard to handling the 

 plants in the nursery, with particular reference to 

 planting, pruning, cultivating, etc. It is hardly likely 

 that any florist-nurseryman will be interested in budding, 

 grafting, and the other intricate details connected with 

 propagation. For those who may be desirous of studying 

 these details there are any number of excellent works on 

 the subject. ''Commercial Plant Propagation'' contains 

 detailed instruction for the propagation of almost every 

 plant sold in everyday trade. 



I will assume for the time being that you have purchased 

 the trees and shrubs which you desire to have in your 

 nursery (the choosing of which has already been discussed) 

 and that the ground has been prepared in accordance 

 with the suggestions given in a previous chapter. If the 

 shrubbery has arrived early in the planting season, it 

 will be best to heel the plants in carefully. If, in heeling 

 in, you use as much care as if you were actually planting, 

 no loss will result from this method of handling. When- 

 ever you sell a shrub be sure to again carefully cover the 

 roots of those remaining; also make certain that you have 

 not taken the only plant in the bunch with the label on. 

 If you are new to the game, the loss of a label means 

 practically the loss of the whole bundle of plants. 



The actual planting out of the shrubbery in the nursery 



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