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Directions for Planting. 
When trees are received from the Nursery, unpack 
and heel tliein in at once, in a wide trencli of mellow soil, in 
. a slanting or upi iglit position, and cover the roots with earth, 
■Dig large holes, wide and deep enough to receive the 
roots without bending. 
Raise a little mound in the center of the hole ; place the 
;ree upon it and spread tlie roots in their natural position. 
Good surface soil is then to be shaken upon all the roots. 
After the roots have been covered with soil, from a 
^ peck to a wheel-barrow-full of rich compost manure should be 
spread over them. Complete the filling with surface soil. 
The whole sliould be very firmly pressed down with the foot, 
to exclude tlie air from the roots. The top filling should not 
be trodden, but left loose. Plant a tree firmly, as it ought 
to be, and one cannot iniU it up. 
Trimming the trees before planting. Trees are usually 
planted precisely as they come from the Nursery. Since the 
roots are always more or less injured in digging, the tops 
should also be reduced correspondingly. It is important to 
give the roots the preponderance. A short rule by Dr. Fisher 
is, "cut off two-thirds of the top. " This would be sound advice 
for Apple, Peach, Pear, Plum and Quince trees. Cherry trees 
do better if not shortened so much. Cut out every branch that 
can bespared. Then cut back theends oflasl season'sgrowth, 
leaving only 3 to 6 buds. All of this pruning should be done 
before the buds swell in the spring. 
(ETWo sometimes prune one or more trees In each order, as samples. 
Time of transplanting. October and November, with 
few exceptions; also in April or May. When set out in the 
fall, a mound of earth a foot or more in height should be put 
against the tree, and over that coarse manure or leaves to 
prevent frequent freezing and thawing. This little cone of 
earth should be removed in the spring. 
Hints and Helps After I>Iantln{c. 
Good, mellow cultivation, with some hoed crops, is very 
important. Shelter from drying winds and westerly suns all 
rare and costly plants. 
Shade the bodies of trees with paper, straw or other device. 
Cover the ground with leaves, straw or other coarse material! 
Water is seldom needed. If the season is very dry one gen- 
erous application of rain water may be applied; but many 
trees are killed by watering. 
Never remove the leaves from a tree or vine. The first sea- 
son allow everything to grow and thus strengthen the roots. 
Early in autumn, place around each tree a hill of coarse or 
fine manure. • 
To repel mice ; stand laths around the tree and tie the tops. 
The art of transplanting will never be so perfect that some 
trees will not die ; but wdien our directions are carefully fol- 
lowed the percentage of loss will be very small. 
