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working. Heat is then sufficient and not excessive, 

 and moisture is usually plentiful. Everything feels 

 like growing under these conditions and the tree 

 quickly establishes itself. 



The deciduous tree can safely be transplanted dur- 

 ing the whole of its dormant period unless the ground 

 is cold and water soaked; the evergreen does best 

 near the close of its period of dormancy. The tree 

 .does not need manure in the hole ; if you wish to push 

 it, use manure on top when you are sure that it has 

 reestablished itself. All evergreens should be taken 

 up with a ball of dirt if possible. It is a great deal 

 better to get a part of the roots in natural position 

 and condition than to get all the roots with their 

 natural connections with the soil destroyed. 



LAWN WORK 



February is usually a good month for lawn fertil- 

 ization, though in a backward season March is pre- 

 ferable. The lawn may be covered with well rotted 

 manure. Wet down well to wash manure into soil as 

 much as possible. Rake over every day or two so the 

 grass roots will not be smothered and killed out. 

 After a week or two of this treatment, lightly rake 

 off the manure which may remain on top. 



See that natural fertilizers, if used, are well rotted 

 for they may be full of unsprouted seeds of Bermuda 

 grass, dandelion and other pernicious weeds and 

 bring to your lawn more harm than good. A safer 

 plan, unless absolutely sure of your material, is to 

 buy a commercial lawn fertilizer, of which there are 

 numerous good brands in the market. 



Bone meal is fine for a lawn. True up the edges 

 and seed with blue grass or clover where the soil is 

 bare or where weeds have choked out the grass. If 

 Bermuda grass is crowding into the lawn sow a lib- 



