October, 1905 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



111 



121. It is a mistaKe to cover a handsome house completely with vines. On this house the vines are cut bacK every year. They are Engelmann's ivy 

 (Ampelopsis quinquefolia, var. Engelmanni), a form of Virginia creeper having disKs HKe Japan ivy. which enable it to grow on stone or bricK. It seems to be 

 hardier than Japan ivy at Minneapolis. The leaves are smaller and denser than the common Virginia creeper and a prettier red in the fall 



the soil and consequent tearing of the roots. 

 We mulch in order to retain moisture. The 

 prairie soil does not crack and heave. A 

 summer mulch is often of more value than a 

 winter mulch. 



Dwellers on the prairie who live near a 

 stream or lake have very favorable conditions 

 for tree planting. With a large underground 

 supply of moisture, the problem of winter 

 drought is greatly lessened, and on the banks 

 of big rivers they even plant in winter. 



WHAT NOT TO PLANT 



You can plant with impunity everything 

 that might be planted in the East. Never, 

 under any circumstances, plant evergreens or 

 peaches in the fall. Plums adapted to the 

 region can be safely planted in the autumn. 

 Away from the sheltered situations it is not 

 safe to plant roses, apricots, oaks or any of 

 the nut trees. In the West the walnut is 

 rarely ever planted. It is always grown from 

 seed where it is to stand. Any kind of shrub 

 that w ould not be spoiled by having its top cut 

 can be planted in the fall. If during the 

 winter it is partially killed above ground it 

 counts very little, but do not plant "speci- 

 mens." It is far better to grow them from 

 small pieces. 



FRUIT FOR THE HOME GARDEN" 



In fruit trees the Western gardener is more 

 restricted than his Eastern brother. He 

 must select varieties which will grow in his dis- 

 trict. The Kieffer and Le Conte pears, for 

 instance, hardy and rugged, can be planted 



all over the West. They do not object to the 

 extreme dryness of the winter. In some 

 parts of this territory where soils of a clay 

 nature abound tree planting exhibits especial 

 difficulties. In some parts of Illinois, for 

 instance, we find perhaps the worst region 

 in the whole country for the tree planter, and 

 it is possible to expect nothing like a reason- 

 able success. Plant hardwood cherries, such 

 as Duke and Morello. Possibly 80 per cent, 

 of the cherry trees planted in the West are 

 Early Richmond. The other or sweet cher- 

 ries, being softer, suffer more from drought 

 than the sour kinds and can only be planted 

 in especially favored spots. 



In gardens small fruits are planted exactly 

 as in the East. You can put out potted 

 strawberry plants in August and even Octo- 

 ber to get fruit next spring. The grape, the 

 raspberry and blackberry are planted in 

 October because, even if they are winter 

 killed to the ground, there is no loss. In 

 Illinois and Iowa particularly, but also in 

 some other states, there is a depth of soil that 

 would astonish the gardener of the East. In 

 some places six feet is a common depth. 

 With this great depth controlled, or rather 

 protected from the winds, the Western gar- 

 dener has a great opportunity for successful 

 planting in the fall. It is merely a question 

 of getting water at the roots in sufficient quan- 

 tities to make up for any that is driven out 

 from the top by the winds. In the milder 

 climates, where the winds are not so severe, 

 fall planting can be done with a certainty of 

 success by watering abundantlv at the time 



of planting while the soil is being filled in 

 around the ball, and in keeping up copious 

 waterings after the frost closes down. 



III. Fall Planting in the South 



By J. M. Hunter 



T^ROM every standpoint, the fall is the 

 *- ideal planting time in the South. 

 There, and only there, the weather conditions 

 are such that you can with impunity earn- 

 on the work to advantage until a late date. 



Though no longer a resident of the South, 

 I have had an experience covering a wide 

 range of country — from Florida (on the 

 Indian River), with its oranges and pine- 

 apples, to Waynesville, in the mountains of 

 North Carolina, where grow some of the 

 finest apples, pears and plums to be had any- 

 where. 



Trees and shrubs (evergreens and decid- 

 uous), and fruits and vegetables in an al- 

 most unlimited variety, passed through my 

 hands during the years I was in the South, 

 and from the results of planting at various 

 seasons I cannot with honesty recommend 

 any other time of the year to be so successful 

 for enduring success there. 



SUMMER HEAT THE SOUTH'S ENEMY 



There is one great dominant reason for 

 this — the plants are better able to withstand 

 the summer's heat. The Southern summer 

 is hot — very hot — and the Southern winter is 

 mild, compared with the winters of the East. 

 Though frosts come, they are not so very 



