8 LANDSCAPE GARDEN SERIES 



4. Individual specification where desired, such as bushy, speci- 

 men, hedge, etc. 



5. Shipping instructions and date receipt of goods is desired. 



6. Any information which will enable the nurseryman more 

 easily to understand what is desired. 



It is wise for the home owner to request the nurseryman, if the 

 order contains materials not hardy in the locality in which the pur- 

 chaser resides, either to advise the purchaser that another choice can 

 be made or else to make suitable subsitution. The order, where pos- 

 sible, should be made out on the blanks furnished by the nurseries. 



In handling planting on a large scale, less consideration is given to 

 catalogues as a rule, and a complete list in duplicate is sent to various 

 growers to secure quotations on sizes and prices. For the average 

 small order it is best to consult the catalogue of the dealer with whom 

 ,the order is to be placed. In many of the named varieties of such 

 things as peonies, irises, and roses, various growers have their own 

 special creations and varieties which other dealers cannot supply, or 

 which, sad to say, they may offer under different names. 



SIZES TO SELECT IN ORDERING SHRUBS 



All shrubs may be classified as low, medium, or tall growers. 

 Nurseries list them this way or with the abbreviations, "L" (No. 1), 

 "M" (No. 2), and "T" (No. 3), or give the ultimate height in growth. 

 Some plants are listed according to age because often it is the age and 

 not the height that counts. 1 he larger the shrubs grow the more sizes 

 are available for purchase, as a rule. These sizes may be quoted as 

 1-2', 18-24", 2-3'. etc., meaning that the height of the plant furnished 

 comes within the specified range. Some firms simply say that their 

 plants are of a good size suitable for transplanting. In case of a relia- 

 ble grower this may be satisfactory, but the safest way is to specify the 

 size and see that it is received. 



The larger, or older, shrubs are usually the highest priced; conse- 

 quently choosing the size involves consideration of not only which is 

 the best size for the purpose, but which is the best size considering the 

 amount of money to be expended. If expense is immaterial, the largest 

 and best developed plants, up to a reasonable size capable of being 

 easily handled, would in most cases be best. Where some shrubs 

 are of more importance than others in that the may be desired for 

 accent purposes, choice specimens, or to be used in a very prominent 

 place where an immediate effect is desired, they should be given pref- 

 erence in choice of size to those used in less prominent places where 

 an extra year or two necessary for growth would not make any par- 

 ticular difference. 



