Introduction 



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lightly, so that it will settle all about the roots 

 and small fibres. When the hole is full one 

 man should tread with all his weight around 

 the trunk to stamp the soil well down. More 

 soil should then be added and water poured 

 on ; one pailful is enough for a small tree. 

 The water soaks the soil into the roots. More 

 soil should be heaped on and stamped down 

 to make it all compact around the roots, for 

 if air spaces are left the tree will not thrive. 

 Mr. Samuel Parsons, Jr., the expert on land- 

 scape gardening in New York City, gives 

 such directions, and he adds that if they are 

 faithfully followed the tree will surely live. 

 These same rules can be followed in planting 

 shrubs. Rose bushes and vines. 



A Cherry tree should have the soil heaped 

 up about its base so that the rain will run off. 

 Water standing around the base of a cherry 

 tree kills it. 



The second season of trees, shrubs and 

 ferns which have been newly planted is the 

 period of danger. They should be watered 

 during dry weather. After this care they 



