CHRYSANTHEMUM TIME 



may be two feet apart, except in the case of very 

 vigorous varieties, which may be two and a half feet. 

 The nature of the sort can be judged by the length and 

 thickness of the wood. Where pillars, arches, or per- 

 golas are being put in for Roses or other climbers, the 

 uprights should be embedded two and a half feet to 

 insure security, and the part to be covered with soil 

 soaked in hot tar or creosote. Larch poles with the 

 lower part stripped of the bark are lasting if treated as 

 advised. Poles are apt to rot just at the surface of the 

 soil ; this is because the preservative coating is not 

 brought high enough. Those who want to bud their 

 own standard stocks in 

 summer should procure 

 standard Dog Roses, 

 which are dug from the 

 hedgerows in November, 

 and plant them a foot 

 apart in rows a yard 

 asunder. Some good 

 varieties were named in 

 a previous chapter. 



Trees and Shrubs ^=:i^='!$*^^^^^*^^5r^i,V 



November is a good 

 month for planting 

 nearly all kinds of trees 

 and shrubs. The soil 

 may be prepared in the same way as for Roses, and the 

 standard trees staked thoroughly in order to keep them 

 quite steady. 



In a well-planted shrubbery there is a due proportion 

 of both deciduous (leaf-losing) and evergreen shrubs. 

 379 



Nov. 

 1-15 



Fig. 89.— Planting Shrubs. 



a. The hole made large enough for the 

 roots to be spread evenly. 



b. The stem, which must not be buried. 



