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HINTS FOR NOVEMBER.— DWARF TREES. 



HINTS FOR NOVEMBER 



The Season. — The autumn, like the past summer, 

 thus far has been wet and cold. We have thus far 

 (Oct. 23d) had no frost to injure vegetation material- 

 ly. During the few fine days the woods have been 

 beautifully brilliant. 



Care of Autumn-planted Trees. — Trees planted 

 recently should be carefully staked, if likely, from size 

 or exposure, to be blown around by the winds ; and 

 all should be carefully mulched. Common rough ma- 

 nure from the barn-yard, is as good as anything. — 

 Staking and mulching are the great preservatives of 

 newly planted trees, either in summer or autumn. 

 Trees planted last spring, even, would be greatly ben- 

 efitted by a mulching, and especially where they have 

 not grown freely and taken deep root in the ground. 

 Soft-wooded trees, such as the Pawlonia, some Mag- 

 nolias, &c., which, though perfectly hardy after one or 

 two seasons' growth, are likely to be winter-killed, if 

 quite exposed, should have a thin sheathing of straw 

 for the first winter ; and that, even if planted last 

 spring. This remark applies to both deciduous and 

 evergreen trees. Rare evergreens, even perfectly 

 hardy ones, should invariably have a slight protection 

 the first winter. 



Raspberries, to ensure a certain crop next season, 

 should be protected. The practice of the great mar- 

 ket-growers near New Tork, is to lay down the canes 

 and cover very lightly with earth. Straw or boughs 

 of trees will answer ; but there is a standing objection 

 to all such things, and that is, they attract vermin. 



Straivberry beds, and particularly those recently 

 planted, should be protected to prevent being drawn 

 out, as they certainly will be if left exposed, unless 

 the ground should be covered with snow all winter, 

 which can not be expected, in many places. 



Half hardy plants, such as monthly roses, carna- 

 tions, &c., may be wintered well by planting them 



compactly in a bed, and enclosing them with a fr 

 like that for a hot-bed, and covering it with boa 

 These can be removed at mild intervals during wii 

 and air be given, to prevent mold, &c. 



Dahlia roots are frequently lost by being put a 

 in a cellar, gi cen and wet. The roots should be 

 dried in the sun, until there is no apparent mois 

 aljout them, and then be placed on dry shelves o 

 put away in sand, where they will not freeze. V 

 this precaution, the roots are as easily wintere( 

 potatoes. 



Gladiolus, Tiger Flower, Tuberose, and o 

 tender bulbs, must be taken up, dried, and put a 

 in boxes of dry sand, or on dry shelves, in a cellai 

 the winter. Cut off all flower stems and deca; 

 parts. 



Hyacinths, Tulips, JVarcisstts, Crocus, Croiim 

 perials. Hardy Lillies, and all hardy bulbs, ma 

 planted as long as the ground remains open, 

 soil should be deep, dry, rich, and finely pulverizei 

 them all ; and when planting is done, cover 

 leaves six inches deep. This covering can be r: 

 off early in spring, as soon as frost is out. 



Peach and Plvm stones may either be sown 

 fall before the ground freezes, or laid in thin h 

 and covered lightly with earth to freeze and thav 

 ring winter. If kept dry they wUl not germinate 

 season. 



Seeds of all hardy trees may also be sown bi 

 winter sets in, if the ground be quite dry. 



Field Mice are often very destructive to ore 

 and garden trees. One of the greatest preventiv 

 to clear up thoroughly all brush and rubbish that 

 have accumulated during summer, remove all g 

 weeds, &c., that the mice might burrow and work 

 der during winter. 



DWARF TREES. 



