22 WESTERN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



WHEN TO PLANT. Having- from the standpoint of an 

 amateur advised "what to plant," I am fully convinced 

 that all planting- in this country should be done as early in 

 the spring- as possible. Trees and shrubs when transplanted 

 in the fall are weakened by the loss of many fibrous roots 

 and are less liable to withstand our severe winters. 



How TO PLANT. This subject, I understand, is to be 

 dealt with by the superintendent of city parks at our next 

 meeting-, and no one is better able to deal with the subject 

 than he. 



WHERE TO BUY. The tree ag-ent with his " fancy pic- 

 tures of impossible fruits," his cuts of magnolias, horse 

 chesnuts and flowering- plums will soon be intruding- his 

 presence on you for spring orders for plants at magnificent 

 prices. My advice is to buy only from nurserymen and florists 

 of good reputation, buy through catalogues and correspond- 

 ence and let the smooth-talking agent severely alone. 



Practical Tree Planting. 



BY D. D. ENGLAND. 



April 20th, 1896. 



On small ground or city lots trees not too high should 

 be selected for planting. They should be bushy and clean 

 looking. The look of a tall slender tree shows that it has 

 been growing in the thick woods, and is, in consequence, 

 drawn, and not fit for exposure. It will more or less relapse. 

 The bushy tree has been more isolated and will stand expos- 

 ure. The roots also will be bushy like the tree itself, and 

 will have a large number of fine fibrous roots. These are 

 what are needed, for the large roots are not of much use 

 without the little ones. A bushy tree of this kind can be 



