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out ill all directions and coming- near the 
surface feel the warmth of the sun and send 
out feeders much sooner. Notice the nat- 
ural tendency in roots to run near the sur- 
face when taking- them up in propag-ating- 
bed. 
l's<> tli<> spiKlo this way. Let a man g^o 
ahead of the setter, force the spade straiffht 
down two-thirds the length of the blade, 
then draw the handle toward him about 
ten inches, force one inch deeper, push 
from him far enough to make the earth 
stay and withdraw the spade, thu.s leaving 
the opening so the bottom is easily closed. 
(Jiiickly insert the hand, rub off the glazed 
surface and take a few roots from one side 
of the plant, holding crown in left hand, 
deftly drag- the roots sideways into the open- 
ing and when all .spread out evenly and 
center of crown just even with surface of 
ground quickly fill the cavity, piling the 
earth .so that when stepped on it will be 
perfectly level around the plant. 
Too Di;in>. 
Too Sm.\li.ou'. 
If tho crowns aro too low they will rot 
or make a feeble growth. If too high th- 
upper roots will be exposed to wind and die. 
The new roots alway.s start from above the 
old ones and if the plant is not in the ground 
deep enough they will not start (see engrav- 
ings). If a little too deep new crowns will 
not start on the side of the plant, and if a 
little too high it will 
make only a feeble 
growth. I urge great 
care in doing this 
work. 
Tho most i>«>v- 
l<'«-t tool ever in- 
vented for this pur- 
po.se is the Perfect ion 
plant setter. It digs 
the hole, leaving in 
the center a cone. It 
is .set with a gauge 
.so it can be neither 
too deep nor too shal- 
low. Take the plant 
by the crown and 
hold the roots upside 
down, giving it a 
slight quick jerk and 
roots will fall over 
the hand when you 
can quickly turn it 
over the cone 
and the roots 
will arrange 
t h ems el ves 
Pkkfkction Pi. .ant Si:tti-;k. 
TnK Cone. , 
(Ready for the plant.) 
evenly around it. Then the dirt is quickly 
brushed back into the opening and firmed. 
The cone comes clear up under the center 
of the crown, the bottom of cone being 
about five inches in diameter and roots so 
distributed there can be no tangled mass as 
it gives a circumference and immediate root 
pasturage of over fifteen inches. 
All roots ill rvij- >^-»i;<^^ 
<'«'Htor of a tan- ^/^^^ 
gled mass not be- 
ing able to reach 
the soil mildew 
and rot, and are 
not only lost as 
feeders to the 
plant, but greatly 
injure the remain- 
ing roots and hin- 
d e r the grovyth 
for many weeks. 
Tho woodiiifr 
iiia<-liiii(> will 
work perfectly as 
roots are braced 
in all directions 
and at an exact 
depth so none can 
be injured by the 
teeth passing 
around them. We 
can furnish this 
machine at $+.00 
or with Automat- 
ic runner cutter 
for Sf).00. It does 
the work faster 
than any other 
machine that will 
do it equally well. 
The o II 1 y ro- 
(liiiroiiioiits are 
that the ground 
shall be proy'erly 
fitted by rolling 
a n d reasonably 
free from sod, 
straw, or a n y- 
thing which would 
gather on the edges of the blades in quan- 
tity so as to tear the cone to pieces. Small 
stones do not interfere if not too many. 
All <>xi)<'riiii«Mit in setting alternate 
rows with Perfecti<m plant setter showed a 
plain difference of at least twenty-five per 
cent in favor of those set on tlie cones. 
This increase, I estimate, will entirely pay 
for .setting and cultivating plants for the 
•season, giving a profit of very many times 
its cost. If given good care the tool will 
last a life time. 
All absolute n«><*essit> . I wish to im- 
press the necessity of loosening the earth 
around the plant by cultivating with weed- 
ing machine immrdinUly after plants are set, 
so that capillarj- action will bring the water 
up above the roots and collect under the 
loose earth or dust mulch and nourish the 
plant during the trying ordeal of transplant- 
ing and becoming established. Where you 
step around the plant to firm it about the 
roots you have left the particles so close to- 
gether that the water draws up to surface 
Rk.^DV I-OK COVKKING. 
