274: PROTECTION BY BUNDLING. 



shown by Fig. 54 ; and when done are secured by cords to the 

 central post as shown by Fig. 55. In addition to this straw bind- 

 ing, earth from beyond the branches is banked up around the stem, 

 as shown in the same cuts. This mode of protection is especially 

 adapted to the fruit-yard.. It would not be admissible to have 

 permanent posts or stakes in the embellished parts of grounds ; 

 but a similar mode of protection can be employed by the use of 

 strong stakes to be driven when wanted, and removed in the 

 spring. 



Tender vines, and pliable-wooded bushes, may be turned down 

 on the approach of winter, and laid flat upon the ground or lawn, 

 where there is room. If in cultivated ground, there is no better 

 protection than a covering of several inches of earth. If standing 

 upon a lawn they may be either covered with earth in the same 

 way, if it can be brought from a convenient distance, or may be 

 pinned down and covered from four to twelve inches deep with 

 evergreen boughs or twigs. 



Very tender plants must of course be covered more deeply than 

 hardier ones, and the cover should be removed gradually in the 

 spring. It is advisable to mark the exact place where each vine or 

 branch is laid, so that in uncovering, in the spring, it may not be 

 injured by the spade. 



