. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. e things a nurseryman cando at this season of the year is to cover his smallstock with leaves or some other material to protectit in the Winter season. In the case of very smallplants, especially evergreens, tops and all are betterfor a covering, but to place a protection about theroots is especially beneficial. Ever so small a cover-ing is a help, but one that will keep out frost is bet-ter, as the plants are benefited in every way whentheir roots are free from frosts. Anyone
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. e things a nurseryman cando at this season of the year is to cover his smallstock with leaves or some other material to protectit in the Winter season. In the case of very smallplants, especially evergreens, tops and all are betterfor a covering, but to place a protection about theroots is especially beneficial. Ever so small a cover-ing is a help, but one that will keep out frost is bet-ter, as the plants are benefited in every way whentheir roots are free from frosts. Anyone having ac-cess to woods should secure loads of leaves, as theymake the best of all coverings. Many trees and shrubs planted within a year havetheir roots but a few inches under ground, and it isthese that need a covering of leaves more than anyothers. A few inches, if no more, of covering willkeep out many degrees of frost. Evergreens need itmore than deciduous stock, because carrying theirfoliage all Winter more moisture is demanded, andwhen the soil Is unfrozen the roots are free to con-vey it from the Erica Vagans Var. Capitata presents, but for general Christmas effect, evergreensof this kind adding so much to the beautifying ofdwellings for this occasion. Two pines that can beconfidently recommended are the Swiss pine, cembra,and the white pine, strobus. There are several reas-ons for this. Both of these pines have soft needlesvery different from the stiff ones of many other they are known as being exceptionally easy totransplant safely. There is merit, too, in their na-tural shapeliness. The cembra makes a conicalgrowth, which shape fits it for placing in situationswhere a spreading pine could not be used. The whitepine is more spreading, but is not too much so; andthen its silvery foliage adds to its merits. When a pine is wanted the branches of which arestiff enough to hold presents of some weight, theScotch answers very well, but this is one of tho
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