Mar.] 



THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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MARCH. 



PLANTING SHRUBS AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. 



The planting of all deciduous shrubs and ornamental trees 

 should now be finished as soon as possible, as many of the 

 forward kinds will be beginning to vegetate. In planting in 

 light soils, the roots of trees should be well covered with mud 

 previously to being planted, or, as gardeners term it, mudded 

 in, or well watered immediately afterwards ; and those which 

 are of large size should be supported in a neat and secure 

 manner with stakes, to prevent their being blown about by the 

 winds. Evergreens of the Pinus, and such like hardy families, 

 may be successfully planted now, but for those evergreens 

 which are of a more delicate nature, the next month is more 

 suitable, particularly if in exposed situations. In shaded or 

 sheltered situations, they may be, with care, planted almost 

 at any day of the year with success ; but on a large scale, and 

 where they are not completely sheltered, April and May will 

 be found the better season for spring planting, and August 

 and September for the autumnal. 



Where roses are to be planted, either in the borders singly, 

 or in collections, this is a good time for that operation. When 

 planted in the borders, they should occupy the front, or side 

 nearest to the point from which they are to be seen ; as the 

 best cultivators of this flower, by training and pruning, keep 

 them within a few inches of the ground, unless for particular 

 purposes, they may be occasionally allowed to grow to a 

 greater height. 



Few flowering shrubs require a better soil to produce their 

 flowers in perfection than the rose, although in their wild 

 state most of them are found in sandy poor soils, yet, when 

 cultivated, they can hardly he planted in soils too rich or 

 strong. 



Roses planted in collections by themselves, are very inte- 

 resting; and, in an extensive place, it cannot be considered as 



