196 Autumn Transplanting. 



I am partial to generous flowers ; and I have had such good luck with 

 many other kinds, by simple and inexpensive methods of treatment, that 

 I am satisfied that a poor man's grounds may blaze all summer long, 

 if only his eye is as hungry for color as his mouth is for taste. 



AUTUMN TRANSPLANTING 



Has many advantages over spring transplanting ; the first and not the 

 least important of which is the comparative leisure of the season, especially 

 to nursery-men. We know of no greater satisfaction than the reflection, 

 at the approach of winter, that all the work which could possibly be done 

 to save time in the hurry and drive of spring-work has been thoroughly 

 done ; that all the gaps in the young orchard-rows have been carefully filled, 

 and the roots protected by sufficient litter against the cold of winter, and 

 the tops staked, or otherwise guarded against being shaken by the wind. 



Another and perhaps a still greater advantage of autumn planting is 

 the superior condition of the soil, — dry, warm, and friable ; while in spring, 

 especially on heavy soils, and even in light soils in the early part of the 

 season, the ground will often be so wet and cold that -.it is impossible to 

 plant a tree properly. A man cannot set a tree in the best manner with- 

 out putting his hands into the dirt ; and the discomfort of handling cold, 

 wet earth is not unworthy of consideration. Every owner of a fruit-garden 

 of any size should have a few large trees in reserve, so as to replace any 

 that may die without injuring the uniform appearance of the rows ; and, as 

 these will require special care in transplanting, it should by all means be 

 done in the genial days of autumn, when both air and earth are favorable 

 for the work. In such days, how can any man who intends to plant trees 

 possibly defer it to the hurry of spring, and very likely to the end of the 

 season, when the buds are starting, and the danger of injury is tenfold .'' 

 Besides the greater loss from evaporation, the greater injury by rubbing off 

 the bud in handling; is a serious consideration. 



