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ous growth depends on moisture in the soil. Drain- 

 age will remove the surplus water. 



XII. Keep the surface soil free from cakes or 

 cracks. This prevents excessive evaporation. Do 

 not stir the soil deep enough to disturb the roots. 

 Keep out grass and weeds. 



KINDS OF TREES TO PLANT 



ADAPTED FROM EDMUND SPENSER 



THE sailing Pine; the Cedar, proud and tall; 



The vine-prop Elm; the Poplar, never dry; 

 The builder Oak, sole king of forests all; 

 The Aspen, good for staves; the Cypress, funeral; 

 The Laurel, meed for mighty conquerors 



And poets sage; the Fir, that weepeth still; 

 The Willow, worn of hopeless paramours; 



The Yew, obedient to the bender's will; 

 The Birch, for shafts; the Sallow, for the mill; 

 The warlike Beech; the Ash, for nothing ill; 

 The fruitful Apple, and the Platane round; 

 The carver Holm; the Maple seldom inward sound. 



THE BEST TREES AND VINES 



BY DR. W. J. MILNE 



TREES best adapted for successful culture are the 

 elm, maple, linden, ash, birch, beech, dogwood, 



