Archive image from page 161 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 734 HERBS HERBS endure chaiigeableness of weather, and particularly adds to its hardiness. There are many plants which are hardy only if protected until the roots are tho
Archive image from page 161 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 734 HERBS HERBS endure chaiigeableness of weather, and particularly adds to its hardiness. There are many plants which are hardy only if protected until the roots are thoroughly established. This is more often noticed with trees and 'f r 1046. A inixed Herbaceous border. strong-rooted plants which are able to penetate deeply into the subsoil, but the same applies to herbaceous plants, except that it is usually necessary to loosen the subsoil to ensure penetration by their iiner roots to a satisfactory extent. It is not necessary to make the sub- soil equal in richness to the upper portion, but it should preferably be mixed with a portion of the surface soil. The fine roots are the feeding roots and the surfaces of the soil particles are their feeding ground, so that in making the soil particles smaller the feeding surface in the soil is increased, thus allowing for more roots and making available a greater part of the plant-food in the soil. A fine physical condition can usually be obtained by turning the soil over a few times. No soil should be turned or handled when too moist to crumble, as the clay in the soil is quick to become puddled, and therefore impervious to feeding roots. Underground drainage is necessary, since roots can- not grow in soil filled with stagnant water. Where the natural subsoil drainage is not suflicient, artificial means should be used. Unless the drainage is good many plants will be iujuced during the rainier seasons or killed during winter. Plants that are not firmly estab- lished are often easily killed by excess o
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