A treatise on domestic economy, for the use of young ladies at home, and at school by Beecher Catharine Esther 1800-1878

Author:Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Home economics, cbk
Publisher: New York, Harper
Published: 1848-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

310 ON THE CARE OF YARDS AND GARDENS.

of many colors ; White and Purple Fleur-de-lis ; Wiiite, Tiger, Fire, and other Lilies ; Little Blue Iris; Chrysanthemums, &c. These are propagated by dividing the roots.

Shrubs.

The following are the finest Shrubs for yards : Lilacs, (which, by budding, can have white and purple on the same tree,) Double Syringas, Double Althteas, Corchorus Japonicus, Snow-berry, Double-flowering Almond, Pyrus Japonica, Common Barberry, Burning Bush, Rose Acacia, Yellow Laburnum. The following are the finest Roses: Moss Rose, White, and Red ; Double and Single Yellow Rose, (the last needs a gravelly soil and northern exposure;) Yellow Multi-flora ; La Belle Afrieana; Small Eglantine, for borders ; Champney's Blush Rose; Noisette; Greville, (very fine;) Damask; Blush, Wliite, and Cabbage Roses. Moss Roses, when budded on other rose bushes, last only three years.

. Shade Trees. The following are among the finest: Mountain Ash; Ailanthus, or Tree of Heaven, (grows very fast;) Tuhp Tree ; Linden; Elm ; Locust; Maple ; Dog Wood; Horse Chestnut; Catalpa; Hemlock ; Silver Fir; and Cedar. These should be grouped, in such a manner that trees of different shades of green, and of different heights, should stand in the same group.

The Autumn is the best time for transplanting trees. Take as much of the root, as possible, especially the little fibres, which should never become dry. If kept long, before they are set out, put wet moss around them, and water them. Dig holes, larger than the extent of the roots ; let one person hold the tree in its former position, and another place the roots, carefully, as they were before, cutting off any broken or wounded root. Be careful not to let the tree be more than an inch deeper than it was before. Let the soil be soft, and well manured; shake the tree, as the soil is shaken

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