Arizona republican., 1899-04-04

trunk to protect it from the ends O the several stakes, which are then SC
 cured to the trunk, and to one anothe1
 by means of tarred cord or by wire
 Such a tree is held perfectly secure
 Surely it is giving the subject the ra
 tionaI care which is it's due in the crisi.
 of transplanting.
 To make this lesson of the trees
 security the more impressive, show [
 side sketch at b which indicates the l bad Predicamert into which newly l planted trees not rarely get. When | say that I have seen unstaked fal 1 planted trees literally blown from the l ground before spring, this present l sketch need not be looked upon as fancifu. It represents, in fact. quite a common state. Not only does the l injury come from q general loocchine up of the roots and their displacement but an opening is made around the
 trunk which will 1:il with water. whicE may cause damage in one of two ways: 1iIst, water that follows readily tlowr
 the root hastens the softcning process of the soil, and further aids the loosen. l ing of the roots; second, to have water stand next to the bark, which in case of q sudden freeze up is turned toice may work serious harm to the bark throughout.
 The advantages of this tripod method Of stalking trees over the single stake plan arc several; first, the tree is helc more firmly in place than ia possible to be done with the use Of but one stake; secondly, these stakes are not driven into fresh earth. El.t into that just outside of the hole that WAS es. cavatcd and filled in during the plant. ing process.
 This method of stalking is suited tc trees in almost any situation. In the street, for instance, by having two of the stakes enter the soil at the curb and these spread little farther apart than the distance to the otbcr stake the tree may he drought within foct and a half of tie curb (and it should never bc closcr). l. is at once apparent how easily Inc tripod may Ec made to sGrve as a tree-9uard agairct horses and dogs by running wire, held ia place by staples, horizontally from stake to stake around the tree. The first wire may be 2 foot above the ground to ad- init of the lawn mower passing under meath; aL>oyc this they might be three CT four inches apart.
 The plan here illustrated is best suit ed to trees ranging from six to twelve feet in hc:gi,t. Tn the case of trans planting larger trees (excePt in the street) the same plan may be modified by substituting the use of wire for the stakes. In that event the stays may be attached higher up in the tree than when stakes are used; even among the branches. say at twO-thirds the height Of the tTec. provision tc51G cf course made for attaching the wires both in the tree and, at the ground. In the tree two iron haif-banGs fitted with L ends and short bolts should be made to tightly encircie the trunk at the proper height. To this completed hard the wire stays are attached, extending to the ground. Here they are made fast to three stout stakes driven i:.to the ground at equal distance apart and some feet away from the tree. Ordi- | nary fence wire will answer very well l for the purpose. If tho trees G1e quite large the wire nay Ee doubled.
 Some one may say th&t the stakes, | wires and the work involve expense. | This is tue, Eut he outlay i5 a mere l trilc as compared to the cost and value | of the trec-IZiias \. Long. in American | Gardening.