The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extentWith descriptions of the beautiful and hardy trees and shrubs grown in the United States . oots of youngtrees and shrubs in winter, it is necessary to cover the trunk, andsometimes the entire tops of those which are half-hardy with someprotection. The stems of young trees may be covered with strawbound around them, or with matting, or strong brown jDaper. Smalltree-tops and spreading shrubs may be carefully drawn togetherwith straw cords, and bound up as completely in straw and mattingas bundles of trees sent out from a nursery. As su
The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extentWith descriptions of the beautiful and hardy trees and shrubs grown in the United States . oots of youngtrees and shrubs in winter, it is necessary to cover the trunk, andsometimes the entire tops of those which are half-hardy with someprotection. The stems of young trees may be covered with strawbound around them, or with matting, or strong brown jDaper. Smalltree-tops and spreading shrubs may be carefully drawn togetherwith straw cords, and bound up as completely in straw and mattingas bundles of trees sent out from a nursery. As such masses arelikely to catch the snow, and offer considerable resistance to thewind, it is absolutely necessary in all cases after a subject has beenthus bound, that strong stakes be driven near by, and the bound-upbranches securely fastened to them until the binding is taken off inthe spring. The following cuts, illustrating a mode of protectingpeach trees, to secure their fruit-buds from injury in winter, alsoillustrates the mode of protecting the tops for other purposes. Inthe case of the peach tree a strong cedar post is supposed to be Fir. 54. Fig. 55.
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