The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-06-23

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plants not more than twoor three inches
in depth, on the sIoping side of the trench
put fine dirt on them to the depth of one
inch and press it down, preserving the
slope the same when your trench is full
from end TO end, add another layer of
plants and more dirt as before. Keep on
in this way till you have lain in all your
plants. They should be covered one
inch above the top part of the root. If
it is not convenient TO put them into the
trench Immediately after they are trim
ed, they should be covered with wet
cloth TO prevent their becoming too dry.
Let them remain In this situation till the
heads begin 10 burst, when they viii be
ready for setting in the hedge row. All
things now being ready, proceed by set
ting a stake at each end of the ground
on the line where you want your
hedge, and intermediate stakes ex-
aetly in range, and so near each other
that your line viii just reach from one
end to the other. Rake the coarse Jumps
of dirt, DC, off the line of the hedge
Draw your line straight and fasten it to
the stakes at each end, about three inch,
es from the ground. Stick down four oil
FIVE stakes at intervals along the line with
notches in them to lay the line in, which
will keep it steady and serve TO adjust il
to proper height above the surface
Take the trowel in one hand and place il
opposite spot on the line, press it down
nearly the length of the blade, working
itfrom side to side as it goes down, which
will press the dirt ifitbe moist )soperfect
ly on the sides ofthe hole that there will b
no danger of the dirt falling in when yor
Withdraw the trowel. Insert the plan
so that the top of the root will be ont
inch below the surface of the ground
Then put your trowel down about two
inches from the plant, with the point in
clining little towards the root; thrust j
down as deep as before, and press towards
the plant, SO as to bring the dirt firmly
against the root from top to bottom, more
especially at the bottom. 1t is very es
sential that the dirt should come in con
tact with every part of the root. Hthere
is an open space at the bottom of thi:
root, it is almost certain that the PLAN
will not grow.
When you have set plants the whole
length of your line, take it up and pass il
on to the next stake. Then with a hoe
or rake, fill up all the holes made by the
trowel the last time putting down, ant
with the foot or otherwise press the dir
down firmly around each plant and you
work of setting your hedges is SO ia
done. If your plants are sound and tn
work well done, you will not loose NOR
than one plant in a hundred. Remembe
the beauty of the hedge in great meas
ure depends on its being set ona perfectl
straight line.
] The next important consideration j
the distance between the plant. On thi
point there are various opinions, differin,
| widely. All distances have been recon-
mended from four inches to two feet.
is my opinion that most writers and plan
ters have committed the great error o
crowding the plants too closely together
Nurserymen who have large stocks O
plants for sale, are prompted by thei
own interest, to recommend setting tn
plants near together. A customer call
and wants plants enough to set a mile 0
hedge, and having no experience in tn
business himself, he naturally applies +
the nurseryman to ascertain how man,
plants are necessary to set that distance
Now if he is told that they never shout,
be set nearer than foot apart, he vii
want only half as many plants as h
would if he were informed that six in
ehes was the proper distance. Men VIII
mean to be honest, are sometimes blind
ed by selfshness, and do things that ar
not exactly honest. 1t has been frequent
ly recommended by writer's to set in
J single row five or six inches apart, or i
. double row, alternating plants and spa
ces. and nine inches apart in the rows
The result of this mode ofplanting woul
be sooner orlater the death of many plant.
| feel perfectly safe. (from the experienc
l have had in saying that they shout
alwaysbe set in single row and peve
/ nearer than ten inches apart.