Show 1 J. J Seasonal dally daily advice and suggest surrel- surrel t on preparation of toll soil planning planning plan plan- 0 YOUR Y 0 UR ning planting and flower culture by byone 0 I one of the tor foremost most floriculturists 0 0 In Salt Lake City CUy Questions ad addressed addressed ad- ad dressed to this column wilt will be an answered answered an- an GARDEN G A R D E N promptly when accompanied 0 by name and address both of ot which will be omitted upon request p FALL PLANTING The question Is asked what can cau- I cau-I lon tion must be used in fall planting The utmost care must be exercised in n moving trees or shrubs to see ee that plants slants are arc not heaved from the soil If f the earth is well drained however however however how how- ever there need be no difficulty One must be careful too that transplantIng transplant transplant- Ing is not done too late so that small piles plIes of soil will not remain unpacked around the roots If It the soil is packed firmly around the roots there willbe will willbe be no opportunity for the water to freeze and permit ice to form Several cautions must be taken when a shrub or tree is lifted First o of all use a strong spade capable of prying the heavy roots Prepare the soil and replace the poor soil with good garden earth so that the plants may become well established Be certain that proper drainage is pro pro pro-I vided Have the hole large enough to o permit planting without crowding the roots Lift the plant with a good sized ball of earth I If the soil soil around around the he plant i. i is very dry soak it a day or two before moving it it so that the roots will stay incased in a good sized ball ballot of f earth After Alter the planting planting planting plant plant- ing be sure sure to give the plant a R thorough thorough thor thor- ou ough h soaking to help it root in inH Fall planting of ot your lilies i should not be overlooked Get the bulbs from as near as possible and put them i in iii pr promptly 1 I Scaly al or r wet t 1 bulbs such as lilies should not be I allowed to dry out In this respect they differ from the so-called so dry bulbs snowdrops bulbs snowdrops daffodils tulips and so on which on-which which when kept out of the ground for months even a year will still recuperate By preparing the soil in advance and covering with witha a heavy leaf lea mulch five inches or orso orso orso so to prevent freezing bulbs may maybe maybe maybe be safely set out quite late in the autumn Or If it preferred they can be comfortably wintered over in boxes o of sand leaf lea mulch or sphagnum sphagnum sphagnum num moss Stand the boxes where It is cool dark and frostproof Keep tho sand or other packing moist but not wet It is Js however very much better r to put the lily my bulbs in the ground right now The earth Is warm now and they will be ready to grow in the spring If It you wait to plant them in the spring their start will necessarily be late When planting outdoors outdoor surround each bulb with sand or very line fine gravel which serves the double purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of or drainage and of or repelling worms To bo be continued |