A Monthly Journal of Floriculture and Horticulture, 
for Professional, Practical, and Amateur Gardeners 
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OPERATIONS FOR JULY. 
By J. Cronin. 
Where land has been prepared for the 
reception, of deciduous trees and shrubs the 
work of planting should be performed as 
speedily as possible if the weather condi- 
tions are suitable. It is better to plant 
“as soon as the leaves have fallen, and be- 
fore the ground becomes cold and sat- 
urated with winter rains, as the roots soon 
begin to grow if the soil is fairly warm, and 
the “puddling” attendant on planting in 
wet soil is avoided. Theo soil. should in 
all cases be firmly trodden, to ensure an 
even distribution of water; if this is not 
done the moisture is likely to soak around 
and underneath the plant, without moist- 
ening the “ball” of earth surrounding the 
roots. It is not at all unusual to see a 
plant suffering from want of water, while 
the soil around it is almost saturated. 
When removing deciduous plants or trees, 
care should be taken to ayoid damaging 
the roots, although it is not necessary to 
retain a “ball” of soil with such plants. In 
the case of large specimens, a trench should 
be dug at some distance from the stem of 
tha tree, sufficiently so to avoid cutting any 
of the principal roots, and deeply enough. 
to enable the operator to “mine” under- 
neath the main roots. The soil may then 
pe “combed” away with a fork: or pick 
until sufficient has been removed to enable 
the plant to be shifted to its new quarters, 
where it should be planted at about the 
same depth ag hitherto, the roots carefully 
arranged at the depth and position they | 
_ originally occupied, the soil firmly packed 
‘the combing. 
around and over the roots, making again as 
near ag possible the original “ball” before 
‘Any roots damaged should 
be cut back to a sound, undamaged part. 
In the case of evergreen shrubs or trees, - 
a deal of the soil may be removed in the — 
same way; but not nearly as much as in 
deciduous trees when dormant, when. the 
whole of the soil may be shaken off with- 
out much risk, The roots should not be 
unduly exposed to drying influences, and 
a thorough watering should be applied 
when the planting is finished. In the case 
of Cordyline Australis and other plants, av 
fleshy tap root will be found below the 
lateral system of roots. This must not be 
broken or injured, or the plant will surely 
die. nie 
Drainage is generally necessary, and 
more especially where large plants have — 
been removed, as fairly deep holes must be 
provided for their reception, and if the = 
drainage is not thorough and of a depth 
sufficient’to drain the hole made, the soilis 
‘sure to become sour and cause the death 
of the plant. S' 
The Chinese magnolias are handsome 
deciduous flowering plants, very effective _ 
in spring. One of the features of the Mel- 
bourne Botanical Gardens is a group. of 
these plants, and each year in September 
the gardens are specially visited by hun- 
dreds of people, particularly to see the — Fi 
magnolias, whlch are well worthy! of a 
visit. Of those procurable in our nur- * 
‘series, M. conspicua, 
Lennei, purpurea, 
obovata, superba, and stellata are the best. 
-Stellata is a beautiful dwarf-growing white- poled 
flowered species, worthy of a place in any ae. 
garden. The tulip-tree, Liriodendron  _ 
tulipiferum, is another of the same order 
worthy of cultivation in large. gardens, 
