22 TOWN PLANTING 



to this cause. After a tree has been placed 

 in an upright position on the prepared site 

 and the roots properly disposed, the soil 

 should be rilled in and trampled firmly both 

 amongst and over the roots. It may be well 

 to warn planters against the pernicious prac- 

 tice of allowing leaves, packing materials, or 

 grassy turf to come in contact with the roots 

 of newly planted trees. In dry situations a 

 saucer-shaped hollow may be left around the 

 stem of the newly planted tree, while mulch- 

 ing applied during dry and warm summers is 

 to be recommended. The planting of shrubs 

 should be carried out with as much care as 

 in the case of trees. It is preferable to trench 

 land in which shrubs are to be planted rather 

 than to make a separate pit for each shrub. 

 Street trees should be carefully matched 



that is, those of similar height and shape 

 used in the same street. Too often such is 

 not the case, as in a new street near the 

 Strand, where some of the specimens are about 



i oft. high, others 15 ft. and 20 ft. high 

 a very irregular, badly matched row. Many 



