356 THE PLEASURE, OR [April 
Propagating Floioering Shrubs and Evergreens, 
For the methods of propagating all kinds of hardj flowering 
shrubs and evergreens, see the Nursery in March; and also the 
work of the Nursery in this month, June and July, &c. 
Planting Evergreens. 
Every kind of hardy evergreen trees and shrubs maybe removed 
in the beginning of this month, with the best possible success; but 
the earlier the better. See page 338. 
Neither the English broad-leaved laurel, Portugal laurel, sweet 
bay, laurustinus, arbutus or strawberry tree, nor the evergreen 
cypress can withstand the severity of the winter frosts in the mid- 
dle or eastern states, with very few exceptions, in the former; and, 
therefore, must in these places be treated as green-house plants. 
In most parts of the southern states they succeed extremely well; 
but all kinds of trees and shrubs will there require to be planted 
much earlier in the season. 
In transplanting large evergreens, if the plants can be conve- 
niently taken up, and brought with balls of earth about their roots, 
it should be done, placing them in the holes with the balls entire; 
or previously pour some water into each hole, and with your spade 
let it and the earth be worked up together, then plant the roots in 
the pap, and fill the earth in about them, tread it down gently 
around the stem, and form it in a little hollow at top, in order to 
retain about the roots any water that may afterwards be given when 
necessary. 
Such as are not treated in this way must have a plentiful water- 
ing immediately after being planted, to settle and close the earth 
about the roots; and if some mulch is laid on the surface around 
each plant it will be very serviceable in preventing the sun and 
wind from drying the earth too fast. 
Stakes should be immediately placed to such as require them, 
firmly fixed in the ground, and the plants tied thereto. 
Planting Roses. 
Roses of every sort may still be planted with great success. Kut 
for some remarks worthy of attention, see that article in page 303. 
Planting Edgings. 
There is no plant that makes so neat and permanent an edging 
as box; it may be planted, for that purpose, in the first week of this 
month, but if slips or cuttings are to be used, they will require very 
frequent waterings till they tlirow out and establish fibres or young 
roots. Rooted plants, however, or slips with the roots attached to 
them, will succeed well in the early part of the month, if watered 
occasionally. For the method of planting and forming box edgings, 
see page 303. 
