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PLANTING, 



the bark will shrivel; and if too dry, the 

 foliage will droop, and if no remedy be 

 applied will fall away, and the bark also 

 shrivel as in the other case. It is however 

 better to keep a tree too dry, rather than too 

 wet, particularly before it has pushed roots. 

 It is very rare if the trees are planted in 

 autumn, that they will require more than 

 once watering at the roots, but they will 

 probably want water applying to the tops 

 several times. (See Chapter on watering the 

 tops of fruit trees.) But in spring they require 

 it more as the season advances, and circum- 

 stances occur. 



As the roots of the tree extend themselves 

 in the border, great care must be taken that 

 they are not injured by digging. The bor- 

 der ought not to be dug deeper than five 

 inches as far as the roots extend; this will be 

 deep enough for the cultivation of those 

 plants and vegetables which may be allowed 

 to grow there, such as Onions, Lettuces, 

 Endive, and any thing else of this kind. 



The directions laid down as proper to be 

 practised upon wall trees, will also apply 

 equally as w r ell to espaliers, with a few 

 exceptions which I shall here notice. 



The general depth of soil proper for a 

 garden will do for espaliers, and if of a wet 

 bottom it should be w r ell drained. In the 

 planting of the tree, let the soil be highest 

 in the middle of the hole, so that the roots 



