A WOMAN^S HARDY GARDEN 



and excelsior in which they were packed, 

 and then, if at all dry, to sprinkle thoroughly. 

 Unpacking should, if possible, be done under 

 cover — in the cellar if there be no other 

 place. 



Great care must also be taken in setting 

 out plants that ample room be given; as the 

 roots should be well spread out and never 

 doubled up. Do not be afraid of having the 

 hole too big; see that the earth is finely 

 pulverized and well packed about the roots ; 

 that the plant is thoroughly soaked, and, if 

 the weather is dry, kept watered for a couple 

 of weeks. If the plants have arrived in 

 good condition and are carefully set out, but 

 few should die. I have never lost a decid- 

 uous tree, and frequently, in setting out a 

 hundred shrubs at one time, all have lived. 



Wherever there is a fence make a border, 

 wide or narrow according to your space ; if 

 wide, — and it may be as much as twelve 

 feet wide, — always make the edge irregular, 

 never straight. Some prefer a hedge at the 



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