. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 226 The American Florist. Mar. H- venient to a hydrant, then use the garden watering barrel, giving to each tree planted from eight to ten quarts of water; ^ive them the same amount of w^ater as soon as the first watering has soaked through, and when the second watering has soaked in then you are ready to put in the balance of your soil, and the tree is planted. CARE AFTER PLANTING. Having planted our tree, the next thing to do is to mulch it with manure, leaves or any other kind of litter that will help keep the
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 226 The American Florist. Mar. H- venient to a hydrant, then use the garden watering barrel, giving to each tree planted from eight to ten quarts of water; ^ive them the same amount of w^ater as soon as the first watering has soaked through, and when the second watering has soaked in then you are ready to put in the balance of your soil, and the tree is planted. CARE AFTER PLANTING. Having planted our tree, the next thing to do is to mulch it with manure, leaves or any other kind of litter that will help keep the moisture around the roots. Under no circumstances, no matter how dry the weather may be, should you give any more water to the roots, but that does not mean that the tree can survive through a protracted hot, dry spell. We have another method in hot or drying winds of supplying moisture and that is syringing. Syringe morning, noon and night, syringe Sunday as well as on week days, syringe the foliage as often as you can, syringe it whenever you can. If you cannot reach your evergreens with the hose, go around among them with the bucket and the little greenhouse syringe. No matter when you plant, spring or fall, keep the syringe going until Thanks- giving. These are the methods which I adopt, and I have planted more than 5,000 evergreens within the last two years and our percentage of loss has not been over two and one-half per cent. The Aeration of Soil for Trees. The proper aeration of the soil has a most important bearing on the health of trees. The amount of air and its circula- tion in the soil are affected by the size and selves require a plentiful supply of oxygen in order to carry on their own life pro- cesses. Growth cannot take place with- out it, neither can the formation of reserve materials. These processes are especially active in roots. Whei'e there is a deficiency of oxygen for the roots the growth is very slow and stunted, and frequently growth ceases, the roots
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