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young roots should be used, and all grass and weeds should 

 be carefully separated from them. 



The fall is a good time for this transplanting, though it 

 can be done successfully early in the spring before much 

 growth has taken place. If the land in which they are to be 

 transplanted is not in a proper condition, the plants may be 

 put in good garden-soil for a year or two, where they will be 

 greatly improved and be ready for removal when a proper 

 soil-bed is ready for them. 



If the owner of a newly purchased old place is not familiar 

 with the trees, shrubs, and plants on the grounds to be 

 renovated, he should consult some one who can tell him 

 of the value of each, that only those of value may be saved. 



Renovating the Lawn 



The lawn or the grass in and about the grounds of most 

 old places has generally been so long neglected that weeds 

 and wild grasses have taken possession and driven out the 

 finer kinds that give the green velvety carpet, without 

 which any place, no matter how lavishly planned or grandly 

 built, looks unfinished. The first thing to do with the old 

 lawn, if under such conditions that the land can be ploughed 

 or otherwise worked deeply, is to turn the sod under, manure 

 heavily, cultivate thoroughly for one or two years until 

 the wild grasses and weeds are subdued, and then reseed 

 in August or April with i to 2 bu. June-grass, i to 2 bu. 

 red-top, and 8 Ibs. of white clover per acre.* But it more 

 often is the case that there are numerous trees and other 

 objects on an old place that prevent this thorough treat- 

 ment, and the cultivation of the land to the very doorsteps, 

 for even one or two years, is not a very pleasant thing 

 to contemplate; therefore some other method of renovation 



* See Chapter III on Lawns. 



