SOIL AND PLANTING. 27 



the box, to allow free circulation of air and prevent de- 

 composition. 



The soil in planting must be light and deep, well pulver- 

 ized, and in a shady situation, such as the north side of 

 a building. 



The plants should be set in beds very thickly, after dip- 

 ping the roots in a puddle of thin mud. As a covering 

 we prefer evergreen boughs, raised about three feet above 

 the plants on a rough trellis work. In this manner we 

 have succeeded admirably with all kinds of young ever- 

 greens, and especially with Hemlock Spruce and American 

 Yew, which are generally considered to be the most im- 

 patient of removal, 



