TRANSPLANTING DIRECTIONS 



‘iy s 
: GRAPES 
— SS 
Planted just right. 
Grapes—These should be planted ten to twelve 
inches deep in holes large enough to admit roots 
without curling them, pressing soil solid about roots. 
Cut vines back to within three or four buds of the 
roots. Keep the ground clean by cultivating; if im- 
possible to cultivate, mulch. 
Planted too shallow. 

A 
illustration. 

Prune in February or early March, before there 
are any signs of new growth. 
Cut back to two buds, as shown. The fruit of the 
grape is borne only on shoots of the current year’s 
growth, which spring from the wood of last year’s 
growth—hence the importance of annual and intelli- 
gent pruning. 
ASPARAGUS 
For garden culture, dig a trench 18 inches wide 
and 12 inches deep, trench 4 feet apart; fill in some 
well rotted manure in bottom of trench; then cover 
same with top soil about 2 inches. Plant on top of 
that, 18 inches apart in the row, and only cover the 
plant about 2 inches with good, fine soil, filling in 
the balance by degrees as the plant grows up. Give 
them a top dressing of manure annually early in 
spring after loosening the beds on the top by fork- 
ing them over. 
Rhubarb—Prepare ground as for asparagus. Set 
the plants with crown or eye two inches under 
ground. Plant three feet apart each way. Mulch 
in winter. Give clean cultivation the same as for 
any other crop. 
DEPTH TO PLANT 
All kinds of fruit trees should be planted from 
2 to 3 inches deeper than they grow in the nursery. 
“HARUBS 
If planted in bedg or groups the ground should 
be spaded deeply and well worked. If shrubs are 
set as individual specimens they should be planted 
the same as trees. 
Set shrubs at the same depth as they stood in the 
nursery row, or with their crowns at about the sur- 
face of the ground. Water the plants well during 
the hot, dry weather and keep the ground well stir- 
red around them. Most shrubs require judicious 
pruning at planting time, and subsequently. When 
shrubs are planted it is advisable to cut them back 
from one-half to two-thirds with few exceptions 
TO GET YOUR HEDGE IN A STRAIGHT 
QA) LINE, DIG ONE SIDE OF TRENCH 
go” STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN 
a] : y | 
| p 
? am Figs 4: 
‘ 0S am oe e 
y Ww oe a0 
ge Ser 




ACM 
ww 
i! 
pall. . 
NV al ae 
‘| ve 
Al. - ~ TRIFLE LOWER. 
lk <a THAN IN NURSERY 
LOL AINE TO. INSWIRE. A DENSE 
Hy Ze ROWING 8 OTTO 
YL Ut Moree Vp eee 
HEDGES 
Privet—Dig trench twelve inches deep or more 
and set the plants four to six inches deeper than 
they stood in the nursery row, or deep enough so 
the lower branches will be four to six inches under 
the ground. Such deep planting will make a com- 
pact hedge down to the ground line, but if the plants 
are set shallow there will always be undesirable 
open spaces at the base of the hedge. Some plant-. 
ers set Privet in a double row, eight to ten inches 
apart each way, which makes a very dense hedge. 
Cut Privet back to six inches when planting to pro- 
mote thick new growth at lower part of plant. 
Barberry-Spirea—Should be planted in the same 
manner as shrubs, either in trenches for hedge or 
as groups or individual specimens. Cut back and 
thin out one-half of top wood. 
ROSES 
If roses are planted in the ordinary way with the 
tops left exposed to the sun and drying winds of the 
spring, they are almost sure to shrivel before time 
for them to grow, and thus the plants are greatly 
endangered, while if the following suggestions are 
followed, success is almost certain. The plants 
should be unpacked as soon as received from the 
nursery and planted, if possible. If unable to plant 
them immediately upon receiving them, they should 
lm, & 
cy 
—_ 
= 
Way 



Bose Bushes Just Pianted—Before and After 
Trimming. 
