The Home Garden 



drop its roots into the hole made to receive 

 them, — ^but not letting go of the plant, — and 

 press the soil lightly about it with the right 

 hand. Then water well to settle the soil firmly 

 about the roots and furnish moisture for the 

 plant until it can send out new feeding roots. 



If the next day is hot and sunny, shade the 

 newly set plants in some way. I make a cone 

 of thick brown paper, six or eight inches across, 

 insert a stick a foot in length in one side of it 

 to hold the folds together, and put the other 

 end of the stick into the ground close to the 

 plant. This gives plenty of shade and allows 

 the air to circulate freely about the plant. It 

 is a good plan to cover the soil about the newly 

 set plants with dry earth or road dust. This 

 has a tendency to prevent the evaporation of 

 moisture, and generally makes it unnecessary 

 to water a second time, unless the season is an 

 excessively dry one. 



If a young plant is handled carefully and 

 managed properly, it will very soon establish 

 itself in its new quarters, and quite often will 

 go on growing as if nothing had happened to 

 it. But bear in mind that much depends upon 

 the careful work of the gardener. 



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