done, very little new stock would fail or die ; that 

 is, if it has been correctly planted. Perhaps one 

 of the most essential, most necessary aids to the 

 life of newly planted stock is the filling of the wide 

 and deep holes again and again with water before 

 planting. By doing this we know there is moisture 

 below, moisture deep and cool far down into the 

 earth below the roots that have been for days and 

 days tightly tied up in balls encased in burlap. 

 Therefore, Amateur Gardeners, does it not appear 

 to you as reasonable and natural that this water- 

 ing is indeed a vital thing ? For example, after a 

 tree, say an eight-foot White Spruce or a Red 

 Cedar of equal height is planted in a great liberal 

 hole which has been filled to its brim several times 

 with water and then fine screened soil has been 

 packed and well trod in and again trod in, and 

 watering from the surface done with thoroughness 

 and a mulch provided which will hold this moisture 

 under it for a week, docs it not seem to you quite 

 the normal thing that this Spruce or Red Cedar, 

 or this White Pine, or any living tree that has been | 

 brought here from miles and miles away should 

 again be given drink? Indeed, it is vital, and if 



