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inches deep. Fill in this space with coarse gravel or 

 siftings from sand, such as masons throw out. In 

 this the weeds will not grow ; it looks pretty, and 

 through this you can give the tree all the water it 

 needs. 



The "feeders," /. ., the little "hair roots," as they 

 are called, are away out about under the drip of the 

 branches, and I contend that any tree is entitled to all 

 the soil that it occupies, but if one does not like to de- 

 stroy that much sod, it will help greatly by giving the 

 space suggested. See this photograph. 



