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will permit of such late planting. This condition prevails 

 in the stippled areas of the accompanying map, which 

 is seen to be about one-third of the eastern part of the 

 country and on the Pacific Coast. In the latter region 

 the planting season beigins much later than on the north- 

 em Atlantic Coast. Transplanting may continue as late 

 as the ground will be sufficiently warm to induce root 

 formation. Usually the latest advisable date for trans- 

 planting evergreens is about the average date of the 

 first killing frost. 



Becuse of this necessity of constantly supplying an 

 abundance of moisture evergreens need to be transplanted 

 with a large proportion of their roots in contact with the 

 soil so they will be kept actively functioning. Therefore 

 they are transplanted with a ball of earth adhering to 

 their roots, except in the smallest sizes, which are too 

 small to be of value as ornamentals. 



Holes for the planting of evergreens should be pre- 

 pared before the arrival of the plants so that there need 

 be no delay in planting them on arrival. The holes should 

 be larger than the balls of earth in order that there will 

 be a liberal layer of good soil all about the ball in which 

 new roots may have an opportunity to grow. This layer 

 of soil should be under the ball of earth as well as at 

 the sides. Sufficient well-enriched top soil should be at 

 hand to entirely fill all the space about the ball of earth. 

 The best material for adding to the top soil is well-rotted 

 manure followed in desirability by prepared stock-yard 



manures, ground bone, fish scrap, tankage, and cotton- 

 seed meal. 



Before placing in the hole the outside wrappings and 

 packing material should be removed, but the inside bur- 

 lap that has been used to help the ball of earth should 

 not be untied. After the plant with this burlap has been 

 placed in the hole a few slits should be cut in the burlap 

 with a sharp knife and then the soil should be packed 

 firmly about the balled plant, burlap and all. After the 

 hole is two-thirds filled with well compacted soil then a 

 liberal supply of water should be added. After this has 

 soaked away the hole should be entirely filled with soil 

 without any farther tamping or tramping. After this is 

 done the ropes that held the burlap in place may be 

 removed and any of the burlap that protrudes above the 

 ground may be cut off. The burlap is left on the ball 

 of roots to prevent any farther loosening of the contact 

 of the roots with the original soil than can be avoided. 

 After having been shipped a considerable distance, with 

 often much handling, and that not always of the gentlest, 

 soil will often come off that up to this point has re- 

 mained in apparently good condition. Nothing would 

 be gained by removing the burlap, as roots would grow 

 through it even without cutting holes in it, and at longest 

 it would only take a short time for it to rot. 



Of course in placing the tree in the first place it is 

 important that it shall be straight before any soil is filled 

 about it. After the hole is filled the tree should be tied 



A MIXED GROUP OF DECIDUOUS SHRUBS AND EVERGREENS 



This delightful comer is achieved by a mixed planting, and a pleasing, artistic and restful effect has been secured. At this 

 spot the heavy coniferous evergreens alone would have been far too somber. 



