PLANTING AND TRANSPLANTING : Page 65


On receipt of nursery stock which has been shipped in boxes orcrates the stock (being delivered by truck or by wagon) should beso loaded and so covered with canvas that there is a minimum ofexposure to drying-out processes. Stock, when received on thegrounds where it is to be planted, should be removed at once fromboxes or crates, and if not planted immediately must be "heeled in"(Plate VI) or kept in some other way from drying out.

Transplanting—Collected Stock. Collected stock needs morecareful attention than nursery stock. Collected material usually

The following is a descriptive memorandum to accompany PlateNo. VI.

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