Lifted machine transplanted stock showing distortion i.e. J-shaped roots as a result of being dragged by the machine at time of planting. White spruce, 2+2, transplant stock.

A general view of transplanted lines after a hand weeding n.b. the weeds in the paths. White spruce, 2+1, transplants.

Manual weeding of rising 2+0 seedbeds. Red pine, weeding by hand.

Grooved roller developed at nursery by weldind V-iron strips on a roller. Seed bed grooved roller.

Front view of lifter in operation. Red pine, 3+0, lifting with modified potato digger.

The first set up of "meccano" greenhouses set up to produce Ontario tubed seedlings. Greenhouses.

Details of "portable" greenhouse showing construction of wood and polyfilm, "meccano" set bench frames and oil space heater. Greenhouses.

General view of tubed seedling greenhouses with first crop of seedlings to right. Greenhouses.

Seedlings outside for hardening off prior to out-planting. Jack pine, 1+0, greenhouse, tubed seedlings.

Carolina poplar cuttings in conventional beds. Carolina poplar, 1+0, cuttings.