190 The Principles of Vegetable- Oar dening 



ticularly if they have not been transplanted before, it 

 • is well to cut off a part of the foliage in order to 

 hinder evaporation. One -half or one -third of the 

 top may be twisted or cut off with very good results 



(Fig. 42). 



^^J hand- transplanting devices which 



Fig. 42. siiowing how much rcmovc a large body of earth 



tools are useful for small areas or for amateur work, 

 but they are not adapted to general field operations. 

 They require too much labor and time. They are not 

 expeditious. Lately, however, machines for aiding 

 transplanting by hand have come into use, and are 

 often very satisfactory. 



Some kinds of plants, of which melons and cucum- 

 bers are examples, do not transplant readily. It is 

 customary to start these in boxes, pots or on the bot- 



/ machines drawn by horses have 

 become popular for the planting 

 of cabbages, tomatoes and other 

 large-area crops (Fig. 43). If 

 the plants are well grown and 

 of the right size, these machines 

 work very satisfactorily. They 

 not only expedite and lessen 

 labor, but the plants are more 

 likely to live than when trans- 

 planted in the ordinary way. 

 There are also various kinds of 



Of late years, transplanting 



of the top may be removed 

 in transplanting. 



with the plant and drop it into 

 a hole of similar size. These 



