Show r Horticultural J L Hints 1 J I I f fI CARING FOR NURSERY STOCK l Soon as Trees Arrive They Should De Be Heeled In and Carefully Packed With Damp Soil Nursery stock Is generally received either packed In bundles and antI In or In the case of or large orders orders or or- ders deIS tied In bundles bundies and packed In large bo boxes es In both cases the time roots are Bre well packed ed with wet moss excelsior excelsior excelsior excel excel- or other suitable material to keep the roots from drying out while In transit As soon as the trees arrive they should be unpacked and if It for any reason renson they cannot be planted at once they should be heeled In advises advises advises ad ad- vises A. A 31 M. Musser associate of ot Clemson college olle c In speaking speaking speak spent ing n of at the care of nursery stock upon pon arrival If It the trees tres are frozen on arrival they should be left leet In the tho original box or bundle and placed In Inu ina u a cellar or other suitable place that will allow gradual thawing If It left leftIn leftIn leftIn In the original package or bundle any length of time the tho packing material around the thc roots dries out the roots also become dry and by the time time they are unpacked are badly Injured or entirely ene en- r en-r worthless Many 1 times such stIch InJury injury In- In Jury jurJo cannot be detected n at t the time wr nt r bk Young Fruit Trees Heeled In of planting and the trees are set out only to be found dead later later and and the tho g grower to has lias lost host his time and money Heeling In consists of ot digging a trench as wide as the roots are long with the bottom of the trench sloping at an an angle le of ot 45 degrees so that when the trees are placed In the trench the tops will stick out ont of the ground at the same nn angle le This trench should be dug In a protected and well- well drained place In unpacking the trees care should be taken not to get the varieties mixed and to spread them thinly in the trench and cover the roots with damp soil at the same time w working 01 king damp soil soli In among the tho roots and J packing It well If It the soil Is dry or the trees are to remain heeled In very ery long the soil sho should ld be watered When whole bundles o ot of trees are placed in a trench and not spread out In a thin row It Is Impossible sible to get moist soil worked In among all ull the roots Consequently man many of the roots will dry out and become so weakened that many trees will not live when set In the orchard |