The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

1t would be folly % attempt tha CROWN.
| OF evergreeus from seed Ion the omen .ar,.tr,...
as we do most kinds oft dec.lu1u. tr...
The hot sun and driving winds urofr .r.
mate make havoc with thc yuuuE ,eaIIlu..
| when they first appear above ground. .uF
even with all the care bestowed and ar.f-
hciA appliances employed Iy 1ur uIIY...r,.
men, serious losses Frequently oc.Yr "a .,...
period IN the life of sccdiue ,yer.r..u.
| knowing the sensitlvcucs. Of these plants fl
| the influence of the hot. dry winds auI
| scOrchlng rays OF the SUM- beds f,r fI.. ..
| crption OF the seed should hc prepared .r
such manner that fun protection mat T..
gwen during the period named Fr5m..
made Of board, foot wilde will nu.o...
every purpose and placed upon tle surface.
OF the ground after the beds have boon rf..
pared. -Four feet wide and twelve luur -H
convenient size for the frames 10 r.t.r
these, screens may be- made of rlmfu.r.
laths say three feet by f0ur. which IS %.
handy size, and not So Liable t1 Le br.f..
a. larger. Ia making these ,,.resp. .tl.f.tI.
may be placed a. Tar apart o. they aro wilde.
say a1 men ana q hall; this will permit
enough OF light "a reach the plants t1 iu.nr.
healthy growth, aud &C The SAM. firu.
furnish shade enough a. prevent buruin.
vi course, othor materials may hr gruuI.t.I
Tor shadlng, such as screens of cloth L.r..I.
OF eVergreenS, OR even making thgIs4I.nm
the north side Of Il fence, builain. ornul.r
large trees; but the lath so,,ans are rh..r
and most convenient besides moro or ia-.
useful To- have about for PUTTING nve, I'M
hods, 70 keep out the chickens. h tbsr...r
any around. II is well 20 mako NM an.
frames and screens during the Winter
months, IN order 10 have them t,aly ,.I.r.
required Tor use IN early Spring.
llght porous soil is necessary. vhpfIsr
II he sand, loan, ar peat and 10 .bouII aI-..
be deep and moderately rich. uItHouet
rank fresh manure will not answer f,r t,+.
purpose. Soil that becomes commend nuI
nara on the surface when dry. Wauld pr.
vent the young Seeding trom coming up.
consequently should not be- used mr ti-
purpose. Whoro "a loose, friablr soil rlunaf
be 4htaihed IN sufficient abundance ta boz
used exclusively for the entire dcpth oftHu
beds a smaller quantity will answer L.
spreading 1t over the surllco % tho drpth of
two or three inches.
As soon As tho ground is suGiciculIy,ysru
and dry 70 work readily in the Spring. the
sood may be sOwn in drills six incbe. au4rf
crosswisc Of the frames. IT, tho seel b. Gam.
cred by sitting the earth over them t9 tLe
depth OF half AN inch. IL will br bcttrr tun
covering it with hoe or similar implement.
After Covering, water the bed Thoroughly
applying with q water pot aud thrDurI "a
me rose. The screen may be put Ou. auI
rom this time forward, considerable cam.
VIII be necessary 70 give just enough waiter
70 insure healthy growth, but NOT enough
10 cause the plants To milduw On " lumpoHH
Is it is usually termed by nuscymcn It
IS easy enough tO raise evergreen. from .r,d
when one has learned how rs cNlerirur.
! ne Seeding viii require careful Attendance
turing the entire first season, and may Ie
-ransplanted the second, IL "a good. vigorous
growth is secuwd-lural New Yorker