28 Bunting's Nurseries, Selbyville, Delaware 
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Transplanting Directions 
In presenting these instructions to our patrons, we should earnestly request that 
they give the most careful attention to the details. We having fu'fiUed our part by fur- 
nishing first class stock in good condition, also giving necessary instructions how to 
plant and care for it, if any of our customers should lose a part of their stock., the fault 
cannot be on our side. We allude to this because years of experience have taugnt us 
that the public lose nursery stock because they neglect it. We guarantee to supply first 
class stock in good condition, and could we plant and care for it, would willingly in- 
sure success with it, ANYTHING THAT HAS TO BE CULTIVATED IN THE EARTH 
CAN NO MORE LIVE WITHOUT CULTIVATION, THAN CAN A HUMAN BODY LIVE 
WITHOUT NOURISHMENT. 
THE PROPER SEASON. For transplanting Nursery stock is during the months 
of late October, November and December in Autumn, and February, March and April 
in the Spring. 
ON RECEIPT OF TREES. Store in a cool place protected from wind and sun, plant 
as soon as possible. When stock arrives frozen do not unpack, place same in a room 
without heat or frost until it thaws out. When trees are received several days or 
weeks in advance of the date you will be ready to plant, unpack and open the bundles, 
bed them out until you are ready to plant. When doing this dig a trench deep enough 
to admit all roots, and cover with mellow earth, extending well up the bodies of the 
trees. Select spot where no water stands. 
ON RECEIPT OF STRAWBERRY PLAN'^S. If impossible to set the plants as soon 
as received immediately remove them from the crates open the bundles of plants and 
bed them in a V-shaped trench, in soft moist soil, preferably in shade of some kind, 
when bedding do not cover the buds or crowns. Use plenty of water as soon as 
bedded, if cared for in this way they will keep in fine condition for two to three weeks. 
When bedding press the soil firmly to the roots. Mulch with straw after bedded. 
Fig 1. 
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Kio. 4. 
Fio. 6. 
NOTICE. — The abtne .show the n'grht find 
wrontr way to plant trees. Plant and tiini 
according- to Fie. 2 and you will have no 
trouble In. making- your trees grow. 
THIS IS THE SECHET OF SUCCESS. 
He sure and remove label before trees he- 
rins to ffrow or it -will be fatally in.iured 
throuffh strangrul.ition. 
The above Illustration presents vividly the 
difference between correct and incorrect 
planting-. In Fig-. 1 too small a hole hasbeen 
dug: and the roots have been crowded into it 
In such a ivay that if the tree lives at all It 
will be at the cost of n grre.at effort and loss 
of vitality. 
This is the method which is commonly 
>ractlced. and we om- not (herefoe too stro'iK- 
ly warn our custoiiier-s aealn.st it. 
The rijots must have plenty of room, and 
great care .should lie exercised to have them 
as nearly as possilile in the same position 
which they occupied in the nursery. 
In Fig-. 2 the roots occupy this jiositlon. 
Ijeine: carefully arranged, and the top has 
