Section II 
Shrubs Trees, Evergreens for Fall 
ON the next 12 pages are the choicest of those woody plants in sizes suitable for 
autumn planting. It is an enormous help to a plant (gains nearly a year’s 
growth) to be in the ground all winter ready for an EARLY spring start—and so 
easy to do by watching a few simple rules:— 
1. New plantings need watering for autumn root-growth. 2. Time of planting is important: Evergreens best from 
Water freely up until ground freezes. now to early October (they need late Fall for root- 
growth)—deciduous plants from October to frost—(after 
3. A very few plants are best moved only in Spring leaves turn color). 
when sap is running. Fall planting of these can be 
done:—(a) By digging with an earth ball. (b) By using 4. VERY small evergreen seedlings are likely to frost- 
small sizes only. (Birch and Magnolia are typical of this heave. Easily overcome:—Simply strew a thin mulch of 





















small group.) salt hay in the beds. 
PLANTING 
e Me . 4 A 6-FOOT 
Hints On Symbols used in this section: 
e 
* = small sizes not yet specimens. 
Planting X = each transplanting. 
SMALL SHRUBS : B&B — Ball ot earth, bagged. 
S$ = Seedlings. 
|. Loosen soil 
2. Dig hole. 
3, Tramp as 
you fill in. 
Cut to,ground. 

PLANTING 
BROADLEAF EVERGREENS 
No fertilizer—little or no pruning, Mulch 
with leaves after planting. Water well. 
EVERGREEN 
TREES—plant 
WITH BALL same as the 
if ‘ Broadleaf 
if Hi ramp 
interfering ey KK “Al Evergreens 
branches. fill-in I \ 
earth 
et NG 
roc | “U A iy 
Keep plants packed, 
moist. Take out one 
by one as plented. 
WITHOUT BALL 
Smaller sizes 





Pack loose Fill rem g 
soil around 3 hole with wat- 
roots. Press er. Wait until 
down firmly. it settles. 


= Then fill remaining hole 
with earth, leaving a 
shallow cup. Water again. 
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