OUR MOUNTAIN GARDEN 



the feet, firmly, then comes plenty of water, 

 and then a layer of dead leaves, grass 

 clippings, or pine needles, finally a top 

 dressing of earth well mixed with manure, 

 and again pressed down with the feet. 

 Everything should be pruned back a good 

 deal when it is transplanted, so that there 

 is not much more head above the ground 

 than there is root below it. But judgment 

 must be used as to where to prune. Plants 

 having a central stem should have a large 

 part of their leaves cut off. Those grow- 

 ing up in bunches, such as poppies or iris, 

 should have the leaves cut in two. Trees 

 should have some of their branches cut off 

 altogether, and others merely shortened; 

 vines should be cut back to within two 

 feet of the roots, and shrubs should be 

 shortened on every twig symmetrically. 

 It is my custom to trim the plant I am 

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