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of the soil that has been stirred, and not 

 throwing it directly about the roots. 



There are, however, some improvident 

 men who will plant trees without having 

 any food at hand, except manure in a crude 

 state. "What shall we do," they ask, 

 " when we have only fresh stable manure ?" 

 Perhaps we ought to answer — "wait till 

 you have something better." But since 

 they will do something at once, or not at 

 all, we must give them a reply; and this 

 is, make your hole twice as large and twice 

 as deep as you would if you had suitable 

 compost. Then bury part of the fresh ma- 

 nure below the depth where the roots will 

 at first be, mixing it with the soil, treading 

 the whole down well to prevent settling, 

 and covering the Avhole with three inches 

 of earth, upon which to plant the tree. 

 Mix the rest with the soil, and put it at the 

 sides of the hole, keeping the manure both 

 at the sides and bottom, far enough away, 

 that the roots of the tree shall not reach it 

 for two months. Then plant the tree in 

 some of the best good soil you can procure. 



One of the safest and best general fer- 

 tilizers that can be used in transplanting at 

 all times, and in all soils, is leached wood 

 ashes. A couple of shovel- fuls of this may 

 be used (intermixed with soil,) about the 

 roots of every tree, while replanting it, with 



great advantage. Lime and potash, the 

 two largest inorganic constituents of alJ 

 trees, are most abundantly supplied by 

 wood ashes ; and hence its utility in all our 

 soils. 



We have, previously, so largely insisted 

 on the importance of trenching and deepen- 

 ing the soil, in all cases where trees are to 

 be planted, that we trust our readers know 

 that that is our 'platform. If any man wish- 

 es to know how to improve the growth of 

 any tree in the climate of the United States, 

 the first word that we have to say to him, 

 is to " trench your soil." If your soil is 

 exhausted, if your soil is thin and poor, if 

 it is dry, and you suffer from drouth, the 

 remedy is the same ; deepen it. If you 

 have much to do, and economy must be 

 considered, use the subsoil plough ; if a 

 few trees only are to be planted in the 

 lawn or garden, use the spade. Always 

 remember that the roots of trees will rarely 

 go deeper than the " natural soil," (say 

 from 10 to 20 inches on the average,) and 

 that by trenching two or three feet deep 

 you make a double soil, and therefore en- 

 large your "area of freedom" for the roots, 

 and give them twice as much to feed upon. 

 If you are a beginner, and are skeptical, 

 make a trial of a few square yards, plant a 

 tree in it, and then judge for yourself. 



CULTURE OF FOREIGN GRAPES IN POTS. 



BY GEO. KIDD, BLITHEWOOD, DUTCHESS CO , N. Y. 



As YOU solicit communications from horti- 

 culturists, I avail myself of a ^e\v moments 

 of leisure, to offer some remarks on the 

 culture of grapes in pots. 



The article from the Gardeners' Chroni- 

 cle, reprinted in the September number of 

 the Horticulturist, though able, is unsuited 



in its detail to this climate. Your humble 

 servant, having been educated in the same 

 school with the writer of the article in the 

 Gardeners' Chronicle, in giving his own 

 practice, will not be found to differ in prin- 

 ciple, but merely to Americanize the prac- 

 tice. I Avill first point out one practical 



