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September, 1907 



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IN THE August issue of the Garden 

 Magazine and Farming was an im- 

 portant symposium of experience on the 

 time of planting conifers. Some further 

 evidence on this debated question is now 

 offered, and it will be observed, we think, 

 that the problem is largely, if not entirely, 

 one of moisture above ground — Editors.] 



AUGUST SUITS MISSOURI 



My experience is that either the early 

 fall (the first twenty days of August), or 

 towards the end of the spring-planting sea- 

 son answers equally well for planting 

 evergreens, such as pines and spruce, 

 and a trifle later for the holly (Ilex opaca). 

 When Tower Grove Park was in its mak- 

 ing the regular planting season was taken 

 up in planting deciduous trees and 

 shrubbery, and the evergreens were left to 

 the first three weeks in August. Our success 

 was phenomenal. We had pines established 

 in the park nursery and each plant was taken 

 up with a ball and was in its new home very 

 quickly, not showing any sign of ever having 

 been moved. 



St. Louis, Mo. James Gurnev. 



BUT I PREFER MARCH 



The summer and fall here is too warm and 

 too dry to admit of planting anything. Ever- 

 greens are usually planted in March or 

 April. 



Missouri. Matthew P. Brazill. 



SPRAYING HELPS THE TREES 



August planting has usually been satis- 

 factory with me. I have many white pines 

 which were planted the last of August and 

 first of September, about six years ago, and 

 of these we lost none whatever; but a plant- 

 ing of arborvita; about two years ago was less 

 satisfactory, perhaps from 5 to 8 per cent, 

 dying. I generally prefer planting conifers 

 on my Cape Cod estate in May, because the 

 atmosphere is more moist at that time. I 

 consider it quite as essential to have the tops 

 kept from drying as to have the roots moist- 

 ened. As far as practical, I make it a point 

 to spray the foliage of the newly planted 

 evergreens several times each day. 



Massachusetts J. E. Rothwell. 



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