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HOW TO PLANT 
Preparati ons- (contd. from page 3) 
'(47" If the beds are infested with tree -roots, 
have the ground spaded up 12 to 18 inches deep, and 
all feeding ‘Toots removed. 
(5) Fertilising may be done as directed under 
’’Fertilizing* ” 
(6) Place a stake where each plant is to go* 
Space them so as to give ample room for growth, but 
close enough to grow together for mass effect. Three 
to four feet apart is the usual distance for the aver¬ 
age plant, with two feet being enough for very dwarf 
and five feet being required for very large growers. 
For clipped hedge's 8 to 12 inches apart and for f! ower- 
ing hedges 18 inches to three feet is used, depending 
on variety of plant and denseness of hedge desired. 
The stakes nearest a foundation or wall should be about 
two feet from it. 
Setting the plants:- With the ground prepared and the 
stakes set, do the following: 
(l) Dig the holes (where the stakes are) large 
onough to hold the roots of the plant without crowd¬ 
ing or doubling them back and deep enough so. it will 
sit at the same depth or an inch deeper' than- it was in 
the nursery. 
(2) Unwrap the roots of. the plants that,are not 
Balled A Burlapped, sot them in the holes and fill 
level with good soil, care being taken to see that the 
plant is not too deep or too shallow. Fertilising may 
be done- with this filling as per directions in "Fertili¬ 
zing 1 '. With Balled A Burlapped plants the procedure is 
the same except that the burlap wrapping is not- usually 
removed. To attempt to do so 'often causes the ball of 
earth to crack or crumble, which may bo fatal to the 
plant. • 
(3) Later the filled holes.and lot the earth set¬ 
tle. DO HOT PUDDLE THE LET SMITH BY. T1WPIUG IT. 
