TREES 



A light, frost-proof cellar for storing 

 roots and small, half-hardy trees, such as 

 box and bay, is as necessary a requisite for 

 a large garden as a properly equipped tool 

 house, and enables one in this climate to 

 have the pleasure of certain beautiful things 

 that otherwise it would be impossible to keep 

 through the Winters. In case there is no 

 cellar, tender evergreens, such as Retini- 

 spora squarrosa, Irish yews, junipers, and 

 standard or pyramidal box, should be pro- 

 tected by a heavy mulch of manure spread 

 over the roots and close up to the stems of 

 the tree, and by binding rye-straw or corn 

 stalks about each tree and tying all together 

 with cord. Winter sun shining on the 

 frozen foliage seems to do the damage, and 

 both straw and corn stalks keep the sun 

 away and yet admit sufficient air. 



Beware of setting hens, storks standing 

 on one leg, pigs with curly tails, and other 

 animals cut in box-wood that some nursery- 

 men display. It is true they are curious, 



