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the middle States, and not delayed longer in the eastern States than 

 the fifteenth. (For the various kinds and methods of planting them, 

 see page 314.) 



PROPAGATING FLOWERING SHRUBS AND EVERGREENS. 



For the methods of propagating all kinds of hardy flowering shrubs 

 and evergreens, see the Nursery in March ; and also the work of the 

 Nursery in this month, June and July, &c. 



PLANTING EVERGREENS. 



Every kind of hardy evergreen trees and shrubs may be removed 

 in the beginning of this month, with the best possible success; but 

 the earlier the better. (See page 351.) 



Neither the English broad-leaved laurel, Portugal laurel, sweet bay, 

 laurustinus, arbutus or strawberry-tree, nor the evergreen cypress can 

 withstand the severity of the winter frosts in the middle or eastern 

 States, with very few exceptions, in the former ; and, therefore, must 

 in these places be treated as green-house plants. In most parts of 

 the southern States they succeed extremely well ; but all kinds of 

 trees and shrubs will there require to be planted much earlier in the 

 season. 



In transplanting large evergreens, if the plants can be conveniently 

 taken up, and brought with balls of earth about their roots, it should 

 be done, placing them in the holes with the balls entire; or pre- 

 viously pour some water into each hole, and with your spade let it 

 and the earth be worked up together, then plant the roots in the pap, 

 and fill the earth in about them, tread it down gently around the 

 stem, and form it in a little hollow at top, in order to retain about 

 the roots any water that may afterwards be given when necessary. 



Such as are not treated in this way must have a plentiful watering 

 immediately after being planted, to settle and close the earth about 

 the roots; and if some mulch is laid on the surface around each plant 

 it will be very serviceable in preventing the sun and wind from dry- 

 ing the earth too fast. 



Stakes should be immediately placed to such as require them, 

 firmly fixed in the ground, and the plants tied thereto. 



