SOME GREEN THINGS OF THE EARTH 



ent in color and texture from the Kentucky 

 blue grass used in the garden, and the sodded 

 places can be discerned by a close observer. 

 At last, therefore, though late in time, a sod 

 nursery has been started, quite small to 

 begin with, about fifty feet square. The earth 

 was prepared in the same manner as if a lawn 

 were to be made, was rolled and watered, 

 and is kept mown and given the same care as 

 the lawns and paths. As sod is removed from 

 time to time, fertilizer is raked in and more 

 seed sown, and thus the sod nursery will be 

 continually renewed. As it takes about two 

 years before the sod is sufficiently firm for 

 use, whoever is making a new place should 

 lose no time in preparing the sod-nursery, 

 that sod may be ready when needed. 



When cedar trees are transplanted, if 

 heavy, flat stones are placed on the ground 

 close around the trunks of the trees and over 

 the roots, they will not only aid in holding 

 the tree firmly in the ground but also help 



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