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Excerpt from Condensed Catalogue and Price List: Spring of 1923; Trees, Plants, Seeds Don't expose the roots to the air any longer than is absolutely necessary. Dig the holes large enough to permit the roots to grow without crowding. Prune off any broken or bruised roots and cut back the ends of the roots until you have fresh ends. These ends callous readily and start little roots. Set your tree about two inches deeper than the crook, or where the tree has been budded. Be sure to spread the roots out in different directions, having the heaviest roots on the Side from whence the pre vailing winds come, and lean the top a little in the same direction. Do not get any manure against the roots. Shovel in some dirt very easily until you have the roots covered, then pour in a pail or about three gallons of water. Then a little more dirt and let the water and dirt settle for awhile around the roots. When the water has all soaked in finish filling up the hole, tramping around the roots. Take a pair of Shears or a good Shaped knife and cut the tree back one-third. If the tree has branches, cut them back in the same way. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.