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NURSERIES. 



ment which the plant receives, from the regular con- 

 nexion between the rootlets and their affiliated 

 twigs and leaves being destroyed by the section, 

 and afterwards from the distance between the ma- 

 nufacturing parts, the leaves and the sources of sup- 

 ply in the ground being unnaturally extended, espe- 

 cially when the stem is long, slender, and much de- 

 nuded. 



Although we consider severe root fracture at plant- 

 ing pernicious to some hard wood and resinous trees, 

 yet there are kinds to which it is advantageous. All 

 plants which grow freely by cuttings, strike better 

 to have the roots prvmed in near to the bulb. Many 

 kinds of seedling-plants also strike sooner, and throw 

 out stronger new root-leaders, when the long strag- 

 gling fibres are cut in a little, similar to the branches 

 above, which, when over-numerous and slender, throw 

 out more vigorous shoots by being cropped at plant- 

 ing. 



PLANTING. 



In regard to planting, soils divide into the dry 

 and the moist ; the former require to have the plants 

 put in as soon as possible after the leaves drop off — 

 at any rate, not to allow February to pass without 

 completing the planting; excepting evergreens, 



