THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



During the first year in the seed-bed, ash 

 seedlings should grow from eight to ten inches; 

 elm, eight to ten; black locust, eight to twenty; 

 locust, eight to twelve; oak, eight to twelve; 

 birch, four to six; maple, ten to twelve; 

 catalpa, eighteen to twenty inches. 



Early spring is the best time for trans- 

 planting the seedlings, which should be first 

 lifted into a pail of thin mud, the roots well 

 covered with the mud, and then planted care- 

 fully, the roots being given ample room; the 

 earth should be firmly packed about them, 

 and a mulch of old manure or leaves laid 

 around them and, if possible, watered from 

 time to time. 



Maples, catalpas and locusts make such 

 rapid growth that after a year in the seed- 

 bed they may be transplanted to the place 

 where they are to grow. Other varieties are 

 benefited by being first transplanted to rows 

 in the nursery for a year, and there cul- 

 tivated by the hoe before being finally trans- 

 planted. All the seeds of nut trees, acorns, 



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