OUR MOUNTAIN GARDEN 



if the plant is one of which the roots spread, 

 they should be carefully spread at the bot- 

 tom of the hole like the spokes of a wheel. 

 The plant should be set a little deeper than 

 it was before it was taken up, but only a 

 little, the spread roots covered with fine 

 earth firmly pressed over them so as to 

 touch every rootlet, to the depth of an 

 inch or more, then enough water poured 

 on with a sprinkler to saturate the earth 

 above, and soak through to the roots be- 

 low. After this the rest of the hole is 

 filled with unwatered earth, in which has 

 been thoroughly mixed a sprinkling of 

 " phosphate," or wood-ashes, and which is 

 pressed down with the fingers firmly, but 

 very lightly. If the seedling is small, I 

 cover it with a little umbrella made from 

 a green twig with a few leaves on it, and 

 do not remove the cover till the seedling 

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