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Peonis benefit from such applications, gladiolus thrive better, 
dahlias are partial to it, coniferous evergreens enjoy it and the 
broadleaved evergreens, such as rhododendrons, demand it. The 
actual application will vary with the needs, but a mulch of one inch 
is preferable; 100 pounds will cover an area 200 square feet, one 
inch deep. 
Peat may be used as a winter mulch. In many in¬ 
stances peat is desirable as a humus to mijc with the soil. It is 
surprising how roots like to feel their way through this medium and 
how luxuriant their growth becomes. With strong root development 
comes greater top growth. Placed in furrows under gladiolus, in. 
trenches under small lining-out stock for the nursery, mijced with 
soil in and about dahlia and peony roots, or substituted for other 
forms of humus in the potting soil for many plants, peat is hard 
to ejccel. 
In mining with soil, use at the rate of one-fourth of the whole 
mixture, or if its use is to be limited to outdoor operations, work 
in one inch into the top four inches of soil. Tests have proved that 
sphagnum peat serves the purpuse of mining with the soil best, 
while sedge peat is better as a mulch. 
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DEUTSCHE 
TORFHANDELSGESELLSCHAFT M. B. H. 
BREMEN 
