20 OUR NATIVE BIRDS 
Source of Stock. — You might raise the plants from 
seeds or procure them from the woods, but in most 
cases it will be cheaper to buy of a reliable nursery, 
stating the purpose for which you wish the plants and 
what place and soil they are to be planted in. 
Time for Planting. — The best time for planting is 
early in the spring, just as growth begins, but before 
the leaves have come out. 
Planting of Evergreens.— All evergreens are very 
sensitive to moving. ‘The greatest care must be taken 
to prevent the fine rootlets from becoming dry. They 
are best planted in early spring, as soon as the ground 
can be conveniently worked. 
Watering. —If the season is dry, it may become 
necessary to water the young trees until their root 
system has well developed. Give plenty of water, if 
you water at all, or you will simply cause a hard crust 
to be formed of the surface soil. 
Twiners, like hops, moonseed, and waxberry, Celas- 
trus scandens, prefer poles or posts from one to three 
inches thick, and will not twine around supports much 
thicker. It is not advisable to plant them near 
valuable young trees, as they tend to strangle them. 
When, in the lists following, one Latin name is given 
with the English name of a plant, the genus only is 
referred to ; when two Latin words follow the English 
name, a certain species is referred to. It was not possi- 
ble or advisable in most cases to refer to a particular 
species, as of most genera a number of valuable species 
are found in the different sections of the country. 
