The Surroundings of the Farm Home 



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roots that have been formed. Care should be taken not to bruise the 

 roots ; but if any are badly bruised or marred, they should be cut off cleanly 

 lest disease start in the injured portion. In replanting, the roots must 

 be carefully spread out to their full length, and soil must be packed into 

 every cavity and between all roots. This is handwork and the most 

 important part of the operation of transplanting. While a carelessly 

 planted tree may live, a well-planted tree is not only far more sure to live 

 but to live thriftily and to flourish. Large shrubs are usually very hardy 

 and will stand a lot of rough usage, but if transplanted carefully, they will 

 grow faster and more symmetrically than if handled carelessly. It is 

 best to stake trees until it is quite evident that they are firmly estab- 

 lished. In all planting operations the ground should be well prepared, 

 and generous holes made beforehand to fully accommodate the plants. 

 After the soil has thoroughly settled and has been tamped in firmly, it 

 should be covered with a mulch of straw, leaves, or other litter. The 

 cultivation of such plantations is quite as important as the cultivation of 

 the vegetable garden, for by such means the evaporation of moisture is 

 prevented and healthy growth fos- 

 tered. Only during the first two or 

 three years, however, is this culti- 

 vation necessary; after that most 

 trees and shrubs will grow unaided, 

 except for such spraying or pruning 

 as may occasionally be necessary. 



THE USE OF VINES 



There are three ways in which 

 vines may be used to great advan- 

 tage; first, to cover walls, fences, or 

 arbors; second, to cover, and thus 

 to prevent the wash of steep banks ; 

 third, and most important, to drape 

 and to adorn doorways. 



No matter what vines are used 

 about a yard, the best should be 

 reserved to mark the entrances to 

 the house and to festoon the 

 porches. Bittersweet, Virginia _ 



*^ > & pj(, 220. ONE OP THE GOOD VINES 



creeper, trumpet creeper, and. SUCn. -p^e evergreen climbing evonymus should be more 



old-fashioned vines are all good for ^^ ^ ^ "^^ 



walls and arbors. There are several others, however, such as the ever- 

 green Evonymus radicans, or climbing evonvrauS) ^lld AsMnid^Q ar^nta, 

 that should be more widely used, 



