SOME PRACTICAL HINTS 



should always interpose above and below 

 the roots, between them and the fertilizer, 

 and in addition to this it should be thor- 

 oughly mixed with the soil diluted, so to 

 speak. Only in the fall, when the growing 

 season is well over, have i found it advis- 

 able to have a top dressing of clear manure 

 put on the plants. The winter, with its 

 alternations of freezing and melting, will 

 carry down into the earth the strong juices 

 of the manure gradually enough to enrich 

 the soil without burning the roots, but at 

 other seasons fertilizers should be diluted by 

 thorough mixing, and used in small doses. 

 At least this is my method with my shrubs 

 and flowers, and they seem to thrive under 

 it well. But it must be remembered that 

 in my garden there are no flowers to be 

 found but those which are hardy enough to 

 withstand the cold of a severe mountain 

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