The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-28
TRANSATLANTIC ARBUTus.

An Expert Tells Just How to Do It
Successfully-Not So Difficult Task
After All.
H. L. Jeffries of Woodbury., we'll
known all about this section as having
successfully transplanted and cultivate
ed trailing arbutus, has been Emporium
a bunch, Mr.. Jeffries has furnished the
following for the waterbury Ameri-
can:
The transplanting of nearly all of the
finest of our Wild wood flowers is con-
sidered either very difficult or impossi-
BILE, the only difficulty being the fact,
that nearly every person who tries to
transplant the wild wood plants, is
bound to put them where they want
them and not where the plant needs
to be put.
That should never be tried Water
or swamp plants are not fit for rocker
les, neither are rock or sand plants fit
for the aquarium. Trailing arbutus
likes a thoroughly drained location and
naturally grows on a side hill, and
where there is usually plenty Of vege-
table mould, and is generally covered
to some extent with some kind of litter
to keep it from the clear burning sun
shine. The roots are fine and wiry and
go to a very considerable depth; they
are as rule on the last years growth
| and are formed at each junction of the
new growth; that growth comes just
after the Towering season, and starts
right by the side of the flower bud. For
that reason the best time to transplant
is just as the plant begins to bloom or
| just before.
To prepare the plant for moving take
pair of scissors uncover the plant,
| then with your scissors cut off all the
dead leaves and trim out the dead part.
Then very carefully with spade or
trowel cut straight down all around
| the plant three or four inches from the
| plant, carefully keeping the turf then
| proceed to dig under the plant, care
fully keeping the turf at least three in
ches thick, and four inches thick is bet
ter than three. When the plant is all
or shallow pot, then collect at least
half bushel of rotten leaves (but not
oak leaves), and you are ready to
transplant your plant. Select the place
to put it, the north side of the house
or building, where the leaves will not
drop on it, or choose some partly shad-
ed place that is not where water will
collect, or is likely to collect, dig a hole
for a plant about three inches deep,
set the plant in carefully, the hole
should be several inches larger around
than the plant, water it thoroughly,
then carefully fill in around with the
leaf mould, then raise up each stem a
little and work leaf mould around care
fully, until only the green leaves where
the cluster of blossoms is are above
the leaf mould. This is to be done so
that the new forming roots will have
good soil to strike into, being very par
ticular to have the center of the plant
the highest to atwollsmakew' ,ETAOII
the highest to allow the water to run
off readily, and the plant is now ready
for another gentle and good watering.
| If some small stones or bits of wood
are laid around the edges it keeps the
| soil compact till it has become firmly
| bedded together. shade for few days
| prevents it drying up until it is again
| established, and light sprinkling once
a week Gf no rain) helps it for month
| or two. Then cover with evergreens or
a few leaves in the fall to insure sue
cess.