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PLANTING AND PRUNING
SHRUBS
IP properly plnntpil, not ono shrub out
of twoiity would die. Lets out tho
nurseryman doesn't itf That indi
vidual w usually made the scapegoat, to
he sure; but if lie is a reliable man, he
may be trusted to send plants that will
grow if given half a chance. J I is success
lies in the customer's satisfaction, lie
simply can't all'ord to be deceitful or
careless. This applies to established
linns, with good rating and a reputation
to sustain the firms that advertise in
the best magazines year after year. With
fly by-night concerns, the case is differ
ent ; they should not be patronized.
Likewise, traveling agents, unless they
bring proper credentials from well-known
growers, should be shunned. If you pay
them your good money, jou probably
will regret it.
When shrubs are shipped from tho
nurseries they tire carefully wrapped in
moss and burlap and can be sent across
the continent. When the amateur pur
chaser gets his bundle, he usually rips
it open to see what the plants look like.
Ho leaves the roots exposed to the air
until he gets ready to set out the shrubs.
Then, he digs a hole, crowds in the roots,
pours n pail of water over the earth and
calls the job done.
Now, trees are living creatures and
they need to be mighty robust to endure
such treatment. Pretty often they die.
They were not given a square deal. If
thev live, they are likely to bo spindly
and frail.
Most failures arc duo to one of three
causes or to a combination of them all
letting the roots dry out, failure to
cut back the top, and too deep planting.
Tho shrubs may bo kept safely; for
several days in the original package, if
the roots aro not exposed. If they are
to be kept for some timo before being
planted, a trench should bo dug and tho
plants set in it, very closo together and
slightly inclined toward tho direction
from which the sun shines, tho roots
being covered with earth. This is called
"heeling in" and serves to keep the
roots moist.
If thcro nre several shrubs to be
handled at planting time, it is well either
to set them in a barrel of water or to
dip tho roots in a puddlo of liquid mud,
which will cako over them and prevent
their being dried out by the wind.
TVJANY men get poor results because.
1YA of their curious mania for deep
planting. Generally, a ring on the stalk
will show where the plant stood in refer
ence to tho surface of tho ground when
in tho nursery. Let it go into the earth
just deep enough to hide this ring under
half an inch of soil.
Lifting a plant usually deprives it
of half its root growth, and tho top
should bo cut back accordingly. It is
just ns well, in fact, to have rather less
top than root at the beginning. Cutting
bnck to this extent may seem a drnstic
measure; but it really is of vital impor
tance. Tho roots themselves should bo
trimmed smooth at the ends, if they have
been broken off, nnd should be carefully
spread out in a wide circle. This means,
naturally, that a wide hole should be dug.
To get tho best results, tho soil should bo
thoroughly dug over, just as if annual
garden plants were to go into it. Well
rotted stable manure may also be worked
in to provide additional plant food.
When the shrub has been set in tho
hole, tho soil should be carefully worked
in around the roots so as to leave no
open spaces. The end of a lntho is ex
cellent for pressing the soil into the
interstices. When half full of earth, a
pail of water may bo poured in, not so
much because water is needed by the
plants ns to firm the soil over the roots.
When the hole hns been entirely tilled,
the earth should be well compacted with
a maul or the foot. A slight depression
to hold the water inny lie left around
each shrub. '
Put into, the ground nfter this manner,
one need "have little doubt about his
shrubs living nnd prosHring. And in
nil the essential fentures, the process to
be followed in planting trees is the
I samo. Most shrubs look best when
' massed, and should therefore lie planted
thickly, and some of them removed when
they get large enough to crowd each
other. No sort of planting dresses up
the home grounds to lxttor advantage .
than shrubs, and fear of not making I
them live need deter no one from order
ing a supply. The order should go iu
early, however. This ery minute is none
too early; for nurseries are busy places
in the spring and mistakes may occur in
a rush season.
A S for the pruning of shrubs, it is not
" so much n matter of how to do it as
when. Many a garden lover has consci- j
entiously gone over his choice shrubs
every spring, nnd then has marvelled
that they have failed to bloom except in
a half-hearted way. The truth is, of
course, that he has cut oil' a large pro
portion of the buds. All the shrubs that
tlower in the spring or early summer
make that same summer the wood on
which the next season's (lowers are to
be produced. It follows, then, that the
lilacs, Japanese quince, bridal wreath, i
(lowering currant, weigela, syringa and
such early (lowering plants " should be
trimmed immediately after they have
blossomed. On the other hand, the late
blooming kind like the hydrangea and
nit hen (rose of Sharon) may be pruned
in winter or spring.
In most cases, the trimming should
not 1 severe. Some gardeners are too
fond of the knife. Nipping of the
branch ends is a common mistake. The
real purpose should be first to cut out
the old and dead wood, getting the
pruning shears as closo to the bottom of
the plant as possible. Then, some of tho
new wood may be cut out, if necessary, 1
and tho branches trimmed back if they
are growing out of bounds. Usually,
very little of this work is needed.
Tho hydrangea, however, is somewhat
of an exception to the general rule. This !
shrub may be cut freely to secure special
results; it is ono of the most obliging
plants imaginable. If wanted for mass
ing in a bod, it needs merely to be cut
back almost to tho ground. If a fine
(lowering specimen on the lawn is de
sired, it may be allowed to grow freely,
and shaped to suit the owner's taste.
FLOWERS FOR PORCH
AND WINDOW
WITH what high hopes do hundreds
of flower lovers start porch and
window boxes in the spring, only
to seo the plants wither and the (lowers
fade beforo the season has half gone by.
And yet, it is possible to have a thrifty
little garden on tljo porch or in the
window until long after frost comes. To
begin with, a strong box, fully eight
inches deep, is needed. Many people err
in using boxes that aro too shallow and
so dry out quickly. Tho box must be
the garden. Well-rotted manure may be
mixed with the soil, or a small amount
of bono meal added. Tho third require
ment is water in abundance. Soil in
boxes dries out much more quickly than
that in the garden and, if neglected, the
plants will perish of thirst. Daily
watering is needed if the box is in tho
stm.
When tho middle of summer comes,
window boxes that made a bravo show
up to that time begin to look seedy and
forlorn. They ueed to be fed, nnd
several light coats of innnuro will carry
them nicely through the season. Or,
the plants may bo watered weekly with
mnnure water the color of weak tea.
The geranium is well adapted to
white houses of the conventional type,
and variegated vinca supplants it well.
Nasturtiums, too, look well with such n
house. It often happens that a box
filled with vines only is more attrac
tive when used on a brick house than one
boasting a profusion of flowers. Ivy and
moneywort, like vinca, are good vines to
grow. If the soil is made extra rich and
the climbing nasturtiums used, there will
Ik' a wealth of foliage and not over much
bloom. Other good decorative trailers
are Thunbergia, which grows rapidly nnd
has many dark-eyed blossoms in buff,
orange and white, nnd variegated
Japanese hop.
Pansies may be grown in the porch
and window box very early in the sea
son, and later replaced with geraniums
and other plants.
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Have a Beautiful Lawn
and Attractive Home Surroundings
Flowering tree nnd shrub require but little space
in tlie ynnt or lawn and are nlwa8 the luluiirntlon
of pnnner by Among Hip beet ore th Arnhae,
Cntnlpn, Japan Cherry Connie. Crnbe. Horse
Chestnut Judas, Magnolia. Thorn Alt hens,
II)drangt?a, Webzela. Stlres. etc Thfue in con
nection with rrnups of Dwarf Shrubbery Unpeg,
QrnMefl nnd Hardy Herbaceous rinnU initke n
beautiful lawn nnd attractive homelike nur round
xngs. They can be had nt a nominal rout within
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