. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . tree should be properly wired to stakes to prevent the windfrom blowing it over. The front part of the machine is a partof our platform spring market-wagon, while the hind wheels arefrom a wood-axle wagon. A tree ten inches in diameter, withsome dirt adhering to its roots, will weigh a ton or more. Winter protection of plants. If the ground is not ready for planting in the fall, or if it isdesired for any reason to delay until spring, the trees or bushesmay b
. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . tree should be properly wired to stakes to prevent the windfrom blowing it over. The front part of the machine is a partof our platform spring market-wagon, while the hind wheels arefrom a wood-axle wagon. A tree ten inches in diameter, withsome dirt adhering to its roots, will weigh a ton or more. Winter protection of plants. If the ground is not ready for planting in the fall, or if it isdesired for any reason to delay until spring, the trees or bushesmay be heeled-in, as illus-trated in Fig. 151. The rootsare laid in a furrow or trench,and are covered with well-firmed earth. Straw or -manure may be thrown over the earth still further to pro- _- ^ ^^w^f^j^^ tect the roots, but if it is _, _ * \ T^T f „ . 1 # 151. Trees heeled-in for winter. thrown over the tops, mice .may be attracted by it and the trees be girdled. Tender treesor bushes may be lightly covered to the tips with earth. Plantsshould be heeled-in only in loose, warm, loamy or sandy groundand in a well-drained 136 MANUAL OF GARDENING
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