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GARDEN GUIDE 





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A rustic pergola. Such pergolas can be made of peeled Oak 



or Pine, or of any durable branches one can get but never 



Birch; that won't last beyond a season. A variety of vines can 



be trained here 







nursery stored plants can be set out as soon as land can be worked. 

 The pot-grown stock, if it is not crowded, can well be kept till May. 

 These latter plants are growing and there is no necessity for giving a 

 check by planting in open ground sooner. If the stock is frosted when 

 received, cover the whole plant with soil until the frost is drawn out. 

 The plants are often rather dry when received; the bark is shriveled or 

 the roots brittle. If the whole plant is either buried in soil or placed in 

 water before planting, it will be greatly benefited. In planting, re- 

 move all buds which may be present upon the roots of those which 

 have been budded and prune the broken roots. All tops should be 

 severely cut back so that each bears three to six eyes; this is especially 

 necessary and should not be neglected. The roots should be spread 

 naturally and in the case of budded plants, so placed that the point 

 budded is two or three inches below the surface of the soil. It is 

 absolutely necessary to plant very firmly; the soil must be filled in 

 about the roots most carefully and made solid. The hole should 

 not be entirely filled, but the plant should be watered, after which 

 dry soil is placed on top to prevent baking. 



