AFTER CARE 
Frequent cultivation after planting will 
maintain a dust mulch on top of the soil to 
conserve * moisture and continue growth. 
Hoeing rather shallow gives best results in 
this respect and keeps beds free from weeds 
and orderly in appearance. 
In dry spe'ls, artificial watering is strong¬ 
ly advised. Don’t sprinkle. Water thorough¬ 
ly. If a hose is used, remove the nozzle and 
let the water soak into the ground until sat¬ 
urated down to the roots. No further water 
is needed for several days if this is followed. 
Watering in the evening or in early morning 
is best. 
Fertilizing in the fall acts as a winter 
mulch and enriches the soil for the next 
season’s showing. Manure should be applied 
on top of the soil. It may be spaded in when 
well-rotted, but should never be placed next 
to the roots cf plants. 
Shrub beds and circles cut about trees 
look much better when trimmed up with a 
spade occasionally during the summer. Rag¬ 
ged edges about shrub areas and weedy beds 
destroy much of the beauty of plantings. 
Occasional trimming of rank shoots will 
keep stock in balanced, compact growth. 
Trees given early attention in the develop¬ 
ment of a good head and leader will repay 
the slight attention necessary. 
Insect pests should have immediate atten¬ 
tion. There are three clases of parasites to 
combat. First insects which eat the leaf 
and stem tissue; second, insects which suck 
the sap from the leaves and stems; and 
third, fungous, and scale conditions, which 
attack leaves, stems, and bark. The first 
should be combated by a stomach poison 
such as Arsenate of Lead, Paris Green, etc. 
The second, by tobacco or nicotine solutions, Black 
Leaf 40, etc., when confined to the leaves or stems; 
and by more caustic or corrosive solutions, such as 
Lime-sulphur, Kerosine and Soap Emulsion, and Fish 
Oil Emulsion, when confined to branches and stems. 
Dormant spraying for scale and egg infestations is 
mostv$successful, as spraying with corrosive solutions 
when in foliage will remove foliage if the solution is 
of full strength. Bust and Mildew are best com¬ 
bated _by Bordeaux Mixture. 
