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whatever soil is available into as good condition as possible under 
the circumstances. It is well to have the seed bed in a place 
where it will not be exposed too directly to the sun. If possible, 
it should have a partial protection by being situated to the east 
or north of a group of trees or buildings. 
Preparing the Soil. 
Unless the land to be used is very rich and in good condition 
for the nursery, it is well to enrich it in the fall with well-rotted 
manure. The ground should then be plowed or spaded deeply 
and left without further preparation during the winter. In the 
spring, as soon as conditions will permit, it should again be work- 
ed over with a spade or plow and thoroughly pulverized by rak- 
ing and harrowing, until all clods, stones, and rubbish have been 
removed. The better the condition of the soil the better the re- 
sults will be. Too much attention can not be given to the prepa- 
ration of the soil. 
Wrapping and Packing. 
Uprooted seedlings suffer more or less when exposed to the 
wind and sun if only for a few moments, so great care must be 
taken to protect them. Sunny and windy weather should be 
avoided when transplanting trees, and the seedlings taken up 
only on cloudy, damp days. As they are lifted from the soil 
they should be laid in piles, roots together, and the roots imme- 
diately covered with a few shovelfuls of moist earth until they 
can be wrapped in wet burlap or coarse cloth of some sort. If 
they are to be sent any distance the roots of the trees should be 
carefully packed in damp moss or chaff, and the whole securely 
wrapped with the burlap. 
Cultivation of the Nursery Bed. 
The trees transplanted to the nursery beds should be cultivated 
frequently, but not by deep plowing or spading, which would in- 
jure the roots. The weeds must be kept down and the ground 
kept loosened to a depth of 2 or 3 inches. The care of the nur- 
sery stock is in every way similar to that of the seedlings in the 
seed bed. 
Planting of School Grounds. 
The final disposal of the trees grown in the school nursery is 
a matter of much importance. The success of the whole under- 
taking will depend largely upon how many strong, desirable 
trees can be saved and planted in permanent sites where they 
will benefit the school or the community. 
Naturally, the first location which suggests itself as a suitable 
planting site is the school ground itself. Many school sites are 
without trees of any sort. Others are filled with trees of unde- 
