35(j THE PLEASURE, OR [April. 



Propagating Flowering Shrubs and Evergreens. 



For the methods of propagating all kinds of hardy flowering 

 shrubs and evergreens, see the Nursery in March; and also the 

 work of the Nursery in this month, June and July, &.c. 



Planting JSvergreois. 



Every kind of hardy evergreen trees and shrubs maybe removed 

 in the beginning of this month, with the best possible success; but 

 the earlier the better. See page 338. 



Neither the English broad-leaved laurel, Portugal laurel, sweet 

 bay, laurustinus, arbutus or strawberry tree, nor the evergreen 

 cypress can withstand the severity of the winter frosts in the mid- 

 dle or eastern states, with very few exceptions, in the former; and, 

 therefore, must in these places be treated as green-house plants. 

 In most parts of the southern states they succeed extremely well; 

 but all kinds of trees and shrubs will there require to be planted 

 much earlier in the season. 



In transplanting large evergreens, if the plants can be conve- 

 niently taken up, and brought with balls of earth about their roots, 

 it should be done, placing them in the holes with the balls entire; 

 or previously pour some water into each hole, and with your spade 

 let it and the earth be worked up together, then plant the roots in 

 the pap, and fill the earth in about them, tread it down gently 

 around the stem, and form it in a little hollow at top, in order to 

 retain about the roots any water that may afterwards be given when 

 necessary- 

 Such as are not treated in this way must have a plentiful water- 

 ing immediately after being planted, to settle and close the earth 

 about the roots; and if some mulch is laid on the surface around 

 each plant it will be very serviceable in preventing the sun and 

 wind from drying the earth too fast. 



Stakes should be immediately placed to such as require them, 

 firmly fixed in the ground, and the plants tied thereto. 



Planting Poses. 



Roses of every sort may still be planted with great success. But 

 for some remarks worthy of attention, see that article in page 303. 



Planting Edgings. 



There is no plant that makes so neat and permanent an edging 

 as box; it may be planted, for that purpose, in the first week of this 

 month, but if slips or cuttings are to be used, they will require very 

 frequent waterings till they throw out and establish fibres or young 

 roots. Rooted plants, however, or slips with the roots attached to 

 them, will succeed well in the early part of the mouth, if watered 

 occasionally. For the method of planting and forming box edgings, 

 see page 303. 



