#$%^&*AU2013101571A420140109.pdf#####H:\phv\ntenvoven\NRPorbl\DCC\PLW\5782742_Ldoc-28/l1/2013 -6ABSTRACT An apparatus for planting of seedlings into a bed in several rows along the bed, the apparatus comprising seedling drop tubes, each drop tube serving one of the rows to be planted, a blade assembly for cutting a furrow for each row to be planted, the blade 5 assembly comprising blades which define a generally V-shaped configuration in vertical cross-section, each blade assembly being associated with a respective one of the drop tubes which is operative to discharge a seedling into a rear end portion of the blade assembly such that its root portion rests within the blade assembly adjacent an open rear end thereof, and means for discharging the seedling from the blade assembly into the furrow, and 10 means for returning the displaced soil into the furrow over the root zone of the seedling, wherein each blade assembly is carried by a trolley comprising a frame pivotally mounted at its forward end and supported by wheels at its trailing end whereby the trolley can pivot to follow the contours of the ground.1/3 IAi T-A N
