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THE TREE DOCTOR 



Photo 133 

 They Rambled out into the Driveway. 



pan," dig this out and wheel it away. Excavate not less than 

 eighteen inches deep. Xext morning, fill in with old sods, good 

 soil and well rotted manure. If you have none on hand have it 

 hauled. Finish off the bed and plant the seed, three or four in a 

 bunch. Just press them lightly into the soil and lay a little stone 

 over them. This little stone an inch or an inch and one-half in 

 diameter will preserve moisture and prevent a hard crust form- 

 ing and give you a chance to hoe all the earth between where the 

 seeds are. Put the little bunches of seeds about a foot apart. 

 Very soon the new-born babes appear, and after a few weeks they 

 grow, and grow, and grow! They run out over the drive-way, 

 (see Photo 133.) up on the bushes, out over the fence, and shout, 

 "Give us room more room!" and you will have to call in the 



