Planting Trees On The Surface

While the tree grows t stands in Uie soil, and the natural impulse in transplanting is to dis; a hole like that from wliich the tree was taken and resetit much as before. But on stony land this is impracticable, and tho lessou enforced by scarcity of sol n those cases bas proven of. so grcat advantage that many now prefer to plant on tlie surfaoe, whatever tho eharacter of the land. If tli soil is filleil witli stagnant water part of tie. year, the surface planting get.s the roots out of it The tree at tlio.sUrt ü;ia.,tdso the advantage of a doublé deptli of soil to grow. iu, s a mound must be maile around it corresponding to the hole that would have to be dug if set the usual way. It is very possible that this mound in wbieb tho tïeüsfaiids rs'tlioséci'et of iuccess with this way of planting. The ra n wbich falls on itls aslied directlv to the extremitïes of the róots, where it is most neédod. VVis: have seen many fruit trees set in holes with the point noxirthe tïutfk made lovlrest,' o that what HttTe" water got into tliein; flowetl directly to the body of the tree. This is much the same as if a tuan wás held bolt upright, as a treo is,, and given foodor' water by putting théso at his foet It will be all the botter, in planting trees on the surface if the fine soil to cover the roots is. brought somo ilistance, instead of got from holes dus; near the tree. In this way the Soil around the tree will be enriched, without impoverishing that close by wlroli the feeding roots must soon fill if tlm tree thrires. Years ago we knew au orchard plantetl, i.a ..tbft usual way in holes, with a half-busliel mixture of phosphate and stablo man.ure mixed with the earth at the bottom of the hole, the ono place where it would be least convenieat for the tree to benefit by