. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1136 The American Florist. June 28^ field, and covering the heads to the depth of a few inches with soil. The earth freezes firmly, to a depth much below the cabbages, but the covering of soil prevents rapid thawing and consequent injury. Discarded heads, left uncovered in the same field, becomeabrownmassof decay. I have wintered beets and turnips in South Dakota, in this same way. As far north as Maine, potatoes plowed from the ground in spring are occasionally found to be in perfect condition after be- ing subje
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1136 The American Florist. June 28^ field, and covering the heads to the depth of a few inches with soil. The earth freezes firmly, to a depth much below the cabbages, but the covering of soil prevents rapid thawing and consequent injury. Discarded heads, left uncovered in the same field, becomeabrownmassof decay. I have wintered beets and turnips in South Dakota, in this same way. As far north as Maine, potatoes plowed from the ground in spring are occasionally found to be in perfect condition after be- ing subjected to the rigors of a northern winter. In some of the prairie states, planta- tions of young trees may be commonly seen, in which almost every unprotected specimen shows a decided tendency for its north side to outgrow its south side, thus throwing the tree out of balance, and more fully exposing the south side of its trunk and branches to sun scald. For this reason, planters often lean their trees to the south or southwest, in setting. This enables the foliage to better protect the tree from southern sun and hot winds. The tree puts out its own umbrella, so to speak. Even when trees are set in this manner, the excessive growth of the northern branches will soon bring the tree into balance. Planters who began by planting shelter belts on the north side ot their fruit and ornamental grounds, have changed their tactics, and are now planting them on the south side. I have in mind some Vladimer cherry trees which illustrate the effect of scald- ing suns and hot winds, as compared to the freezing effects of northern exposures —one spring, in a South Dakota orchard, the trees of this variety had their south- ern branches apparent!}- killed. These branches had the appearance of having l)een scorched by fire, until there waslittic sign ol life in them, except toward their bases. The northern began growth and set fruit at the proper time. (Iradually the half dried budson t
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