PLANTING SHRUBS AND TREES 145 



that plenty of loose soil is shaken in among the roots. 

 Tread the soil firmly on this layer; then add another 

 layer, and another, until all of the stock is disposed of. 

 Cover with a mound of earth. Small trenches must be 

 dug on each side to drain off surface water. 



Preparing the soil. The same precaution taken in pre- 

 paring soil for lawns is necessary for success in growing 

 shrubbery and trees. Spade the soil to a depth of twelve 

 inches, working in at least two inches of well-rotted 

 barnyard manure. Use a garden line to make all edges 

 straight. The turf must be cut carefully along the sides, 

 so that the lawn will not have a ragged appearance 

 after spading. 



Setting shrubs and trees in rows. Stretch a garden 

 line parallel to the line in which the shrubs or trees are 

 to stand, and two feet away from it, so that it will not 

 be in the way when planting. The holes can then be 

 made and the shrubs or trees put in place by measuring 

 with a ruler the distance that each must be from the line. 



How to plant shrubs and trees. Make a hole large 

 enough to receive all the roots without bending. Trees 

 should be set two inches deeper than they stood in the 

 nursery. Plant small shrubs about the same depth that 

 they had in the nursery. 



After all bruised and broken roots have been removed, 

 dip the bunch of roots in thin mud prepared by stirring 

 rich soil into a pail of water. Set the plant so that it 

 will be in line and fill in the hole with fine, moist earth. 

 Make the soil firm around the roots with the hand. 



