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THE i'LOWER GARDEN. 



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OCTOBER. 



PLANTING DECIDUOUS SHRUBS AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. 



Trees and shrubs of all sorts may be successfully planted 

 from this time till the end of March, avoiding frosty weather ; 

 and ground intended to be planted should now be got ready 

 by trenching, &c. 



PLANTING EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS. 



The planting of evergreen trees and shrubs may be pro- 

 ceeded with successfully, attending to the directions already 

 given, in watering and supporting them, particularly those 

 which are of considerable size, in order that the winds of 

 autumn and winter may not blow them about, which will com- 

 pletely prevent them from making fresh roots, or destroy 

 those which are in the process of being made. Each tree 

 should, immediately after planting, be neatly and firmly sup- 

 ported, by placing one or more stakes in the ground, and in- 

 clining them inwards to its stem or to its principal branches. 

 To prevent the friction from destroying the bark, pieces of 

 old matting or pads of hay-bands should be used to place 

 between the tree and the supports ; these should be firmly 

 tied with new tarred cord, in order to keep the whole steady ; 

 but, notwithstanding this support, they should occasionally be 

 gone over and examined, that they may not be loosened at 

 their root, as well as that the supports do not press too much 

 upon the stem of the trees, by which the bark would be in- 

 jured. As each tree is planted, it should have a potful of 

 water given it at its roots, or more or less, according to the 

 size of the tree and moisture of the ground. 



PLANTING HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



Herbaceous plants may now be planted either from the 

 reserve garden, or s»i^h plants as have overgrown their allotted 



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