MISCELLANEOUS HINTS 55 



MISCELLANEOUS HINTS 



Planting Trees and Shrubs 



The soil for trees and shrubs of ahnost all kinds 

 (except rose) need not be very rich, and manure 

 should never be placed in immediate contact with 

 the roots. The ground should be well drained and 

 deeply stirred. Beyond this, little is required except 

 that it should be made quite Jinn, and the trees or 

 shrubs planted hig/iy spreading the roots out well, 

 not allowing them to be pressed or twisted into a 

 hole that is too small for them. 



A dull, mild, and moist day is best for planting, 

 sunshine and wind being objectionable. 



Each shrub or tree should have plenty of room 

 to develop itself properly. 



In fruit trees it is most necessary that their 

 roots should lie close to the surface, so that they 

 are acted on by air and sunshine. Of course they 

 must not be fully exposed nor subjected to rapid 

 evaporation, as it is the roots that lie nearest 

 the surface that perform the principal part of fruit 

 producing. 



In order to effect this, frequent surface dressings 

 of manure should be given, especially after the trees 

 have begun bearing. Where young trees have 



