Excerpt from Descriptive Catalogue of Grape Vines and General Nursery Stock, 1894

Care of Stock When Received. - When the stock arrives unpack and plant a however, appear frozen, do not unpack, but cover it up in a cool, dark cellar, or place where it may thaw out gradually. Freezing does not injure plants, but ra exposure to light and air does. If not ready to plant when received, heel then protected both against sun and sweeping winds. Dig a trench deep enough to ho] br trees, open the bundles and spread them out against the side of the trench an ii cover them with a layer of soil, which press firmly against the roots to exclude a' layer of stock and soil, etc, until completed, taking great care to keep the Separate and well labeled. If the vines and plants are to be left heeled' in o.ve1 and top must be well covered with earth, and over that place a cover of coarse ether litter to insure safety. Trees aie heeled in leaning with prevailing wind at 40 degrees. And buried one-third to one-half of their length. The balance ma} avei green boughs or other brush, but nothing that would attract mice.

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