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ALBANY NURSERIES, Incorporated 
Hints on Transplanting . 
It would be hardly possible, in a circular, to give complete directions on 
all the points connected with tree planting. We simply give a few hints on 
the more important operations. We would advise every purchaser of a bill 
of trees to buy some good treatise on tree culture that will furnish full and 
reliable instructions of the routine of management. 
The following points should never be overlooked: 
Select thrifty young trees in preference to old or very large ones; the 
roots are more tender and fibrous, and they bear transplanting better and 
are far more apt to live; they can also be more easily trimmed and shaped 
to any desired form, and in the course of a few years will usually outstrip 
the older ones in growth. 
THE SOIL. 
A rich loam is the best for fruit, made sufficiently dry by artificial drain- 
ing if necessary, but all soils may be made available by judicious treatment. 
PREPARATION FOR PLANTING. 
Plow and subsoil repeatedly, so as to thoroughly pulverize to a depth of 
12 to 18 inches. When planting upon the lawn or grass plots, remove the 
sod for a diameter of 4 or 5 feet, and keep this space well worked and free 
from weeds. Dig the hole deeper and larger than is necessary to admit all 
the roots in their natural position, keeping the surface and subsoil separate. 
Cut off broken and bruised roots and shorten the tops to half a dozen good 
buds. If not prepared to plant when your stock arrives, “heel in’’ by dig- 
ging a trench deep enough to admit all the roots and setting the trees there- 
in as they can stand, carefully packing the earth about the roots, taking up 
when required. Never leave the roots exposed to the sun and air, and “pud- 
dle” before planting. 
PLANTING. 
Fill up the hole with surface soil, so that the tree will stand about as it 
did when in the nursery after the earth has settled, except Dwarf Pears, 
which should be planted deep enough to cover the quince stock upon which 
they are budded two or three inches. Work the soil thoroughly among the 
roots, and when well covered tamp firmly. Set the tree firm as a post, 
but leave the surface filling (of poorer soil) light and loose. No staking 
will be required except with very tall trees. Never let manure come in con- 
tact with the roots. 
HOW TO WINTER TREES PROCURED IN THE FALL. 
The practice of procuring supplies of trees in the Fall is becoming 
more and more general as each season demonstrates its wisdom. To in- 
sure success, you have only to get the trees before freezing weather and 
bury them in the following manner: Choose a dry spot where no water 
will stand during the winter, with no grass near to invite mice. Dig a trench, 
throwing out enough dirt to admit one layer of roots below the surface, and 
place the trees in it, inclined to an angle of 45 degrees or more. Widen 
