April, 1914 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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vision”—the separating up of the clumps 
of the old roots into two or more parts. 
Then set out or discard the extra plants. 
Enrich the soil, before replanting part of 
the clump, with old manure or with a 
little bone flour. 
Many of the flowers whose habit of 
growth is in thick clumps will be found 
after a few years to be decreasing in 
size and number of blossoms. This can 
usually be remedied by division and re¬ 
planting, especially if the soil is enriched 
as suggested. Plants that cannot con¬ 
veniently be moved should be given sev¬ 
eral copious waterings during early spring 
with liquid fertilizer or liquid manure, 
especially about the time the buds are be¬ 
ginning to form. 
On small places, where it is necessary 
to make the flower gardens not far from 
large trees, most of the plant foods de¬ 
signed for the flower beds are frequently 
stolen by thieving tree roots. To avoid 
this, cut down a foot, or even two feet, 
into the soil all around the edge of the 
bed with some sharp instrument such as 
an edger or a hay knife. The best time 
to do this is just before breaking the 
beds up in the spring, so that pieces of 
roots near the surface can be forked up, 
shaken out and removed. 
On the place that is being steadily im¬ 
proved every spring should see at least 
a few of the newer shrubs, bush fruits or 
small fruit trees set out. There are 
many small gardens in which dwarf 
fruits might perfectly well be grown, 
which go from year to year without fruit 
of any sort whatever. In setting out 
these things the same care should be ex¬ 
ercised not to expose the roots to sun 
and wind while transplanting. The 
ground should be prepared in advance, 
and any manure or fertilizer added. The 
holes should be made large enough so 
that the roots of shrubs or trees can be 
set into them without cramping and bend¬ 
ing. Any roots which may have been 
broken or bruised in shipment should be 
cut back with a sharp knife to firm, hard 
wood. The tops also, unless they have 
been cut back before shipping, should be 
pruned in, in most cases a third or so. 
In planting, after the shrub or tree has 
been set in its place in the hole, pack the 
earth in well around the roots with the 
fingers, so that no air spaces will be left. 
Then, as the hole is filled up, stamp the 
earth firmly into the hole with the foot, 
or with a blunt stick. Tf the soil is very 
dry, pour in a generous quantity of 
water, wait until it soaks away, and then 
complete the filling. A summer mulch 
will help newlv set trees to come safely 
through the dry season. 
After these preliminaries, it would be 
a good plan to go over the lawn with the 
mowers. This will clear awav any rough 
patches and improve the general appear¬ 
ance of the place. 
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Lrothers 
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