October, 1905 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



113 



every twenty-four hours in 

 the spring is worth forty 

 -eight in the fall, as far as 

 the growth of a plant is con- 

 cerned. Moreover, with the 

 heaviest work done, should 

 the weather be such as does 

 sometimes occur — a very dry 

 spring — spray and give water. 



I well remember the first 

 six acres of a lawn that I 

 put down. The party who 

 had farmed the ground for 

 years previous, because I was 

 plowing all through the winter, 

 preparing to sow my seed, 

 remarked that I would ruin 

 it, and said that it wouldn't 

 grow grass after such treat- 

 ment. I astonished him by 

 running a Northern lawn 

 mower over the grass by 

 June nth. 



The nurserymen begin 

 shipping in November, and 

 the season continues until 

 February. After that time 

 the weather begins to get 

 hot, and there is risk of 

 the roots drying out unless they are thor- 

 oughly protected. One must be extra 



131. Why not have a small home orchard and long grass benealh the trees filled 

 with narcissi or other flowers ? 



careful in the South to protect the roots — 

 never leave them exposed. Keep them 



covered with wet moss or 

 straw or burlap. 



As soon as a package is 

 received, it should be un- 

 packed and both tops and 

 roots thoroughly wetted. 

 Then heel in and water 

 once more. Sometimes delays 

 in transit will hold the stock 

 out of the ground until they 

 are much dried out, and the 

 younger shoots even shriveled. 

 The remedy is to completely 

 bury them, top, root and 

 all, for two or three days. 

 They will plump out, and 

 may then be handled like 

 other stock. 



Even here, shipments will at 

 limes be caught by the frost, 

 and the presence of any trace 

 of ice in the packing material 

 must be heeded by the planter. 

 To at once set out trees from 

 such a package would mean 

 their certain loss. They must 

 first be thawed out by burying 

 the entire bundle, before un- 

 packing, and leaving in the 



ground for several days. Nut trees are best 



set out in late fall or winter. 



Gathering apples. Any Kind of fruit tree and berry bush can be planted in the fail, but the peach, apricot and plum are risKy 



