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straightening- out the roots in the meantime so that none of 

 them is doubled up ; let plenty of water run into the hole 

 while it is being- filled, and afterward make the soil firm, and 

 stay the tree so the wind will not shake it. Next cut the 

 tree well back, and I will guarantee that ninety per cent will 

 grow. 



Always see that the tree is planted so that there is no 

 danger of the land being raised around it. The roots at the 

 foot of the trunk should always be a little higher than the 

 surface. In many instances in raising land in the city the 

 trees are allowed to remain and a box is put around the 

 trunk. This is not satisfactory. The roots need air, and 

 many a fine tree has died ifi the city, without warning, for 

 want of breath. So when a tree is newly planted it should 

 never have sod laid close up to the trunk but be left open till 

 established, then sodded to within fifteen inches of the trunk, 

 and, if possible, the soil round the tree should be cultivated. 



Small Fruits for Manitoba. 



T. FRANKLAND. 

 May 21st, 1896. 



STRAWBERRIES. This is the most important of the small 

 fruits, and could selections of the largest natives be secured, 

 their tendency to run to plants be checked, and the berry in 

 some way made firmer for shipment, the quality, flavor and 

 aroma being kept unimpaired, no better berry could be 

 desired. The cultivated kinds have, however, captured our 

 markets. These can easily be grown, and home grown fruit 

 is undoubtedly superior to importations from Ontario or the 

 United States. Where possible a northern slope or one 

 shaded at the south is the ideal plot for a strawberry bed, as 

 drying southerly winds often seriously affect the crop if 



