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evergreens, the larch, and the locusts may be dried and 

 kept as grain is kept. Many seeds and nuts may be 

 mixed with an equal bulk of sand as it is dug from a 

 knoll, and buried a few inches or a foot below the surface. 

 In spring they may be carried to the garden and planted. 

 Soak seeds of locust and honey locust in hot water 

 till the outer covering softens, and then plant. Soak 

 seeds of evergreens three or four days in water, changed 

 daily, and then plant very shallow in rows a few inches 

 apart in rich loam, well screened by lath, brush, or mus- 

 lin. See that weeds do not rob the young plants of light, 

 room, and nourishment. Evergreens in small quantity, 

 when small and two or three years old, can be purchased 

 of experts more cheaply than they can be raised at home. 

 These can be set in rows and cultivated for a few years 

 like Indian corn. For further details you are advised to 

 read copies of our state horticultural reports, take lessons 

 of a nurseryman, or go to the agricultural college. 



White Oak : It is of little use to plant seeds or buy 

 trees, unless we know how to handle them while moving. 



Kentucky Coffee Tree (Hiram) : In taking up a tree, 

 whether large or small, do not twist it about so as to 

 break or bend the roots abruptly. Get all the roots you 

 can afford to, remembering that a tree will not grow 

 without roots. When out of the ground keep the roots 

 constantly covered with soil, moss, damp straw, or some- 



