. Catalogue of evergreens, European larch, etc. for the spring of 1893 cultivated and for sale. Nurseries (Horticulture) Illinois Dundee Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. Copyrighted ifk,2: Bv Rl'ral Publishing Compa> Copyrighted By R. P. Co. Fig. Fig. 22. Rightly planted with all the roots properly spread out. See No. 40. surrounding earth is quite dry, so that it will quickly absorb the excess. If the soil is at all moist, it is seldom best to use any water in planting. 23. ON LEANING THE TREE. It is a good rule to lean trees slightly in the direction of prevailing winds, the action of
. Catalogue of evergreens, European larch, etc. for the spring of 1893 cultivated and for sale. Nurseries (Horticulture) Illinois Dundee Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. Copyrighted ifk,2: Bv Rl'ral Publishing Compa> Copyrighted By R. P. Co. Fig. Fig. 22. Rightly planted with all the roots properly spread out. See No. 40. surrounding earth is quite dry, so that it will quickly absorb the excess. If the soil is at all moist, it is seldom best to use any water in planting. 23. ON LEANING THE TREE. It is a good rule to lean trees slightly in the direction of prevailing winds, the action of which in time will bring them to a perpendicular position. In sections where tree-trunks are liable to injury from sun scald, as through- out the north-western states, it is well to lean the tree a little to the south, in order that the top may shield the trunk from the sun's rays. 24. BETTER TO TILL YOUR TREES AND PLANTS THAN TO WATER THEM. This refers to all trees in orchards, borders, and to garden crops. By keeping the soil stirred to a depth of an inch or *o. the lower stratum will retain a remarkable degree of moisture, even in the dryest weather. This because, first, the broken surface prevents largely the escape of mois ture upwards by capillary attraction; second, a well tilled soil absorbs mois- ture from the air, especially at night. It must not be forgotten that weeds are enormous absorbers of moisture; what they take, the crop must go with- out. 25. GOOD TILLAGE IS AS GOOD AS MULCHING. The layer of loose surface soil may well be termed a mulch. It pre- serves moisture nearly as well as a foreign mulch, like straw, sawdust, etc.: it better admits the air to the roots; it encourages deeper root growth: it is more convenient in a garden; it does not provide a congenial harbor or propagating place for injurious molds, insects and quadrupeds, a mulch may do. 26. IN TIMES OF DROUTH, WATER PROFUSELY, IF AT ALL. As a rule, if more culture and less water were given in
Size: 1371px × 1822px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhenryggi, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookyear1895
