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OUR STOCK 



In view of the special class of trees and shrubs we handle, it is possibly 

 well for us to say a word about them. Ever since the establishment of 

 these Nurseries it has been our practice to grow a stock of thoroughly fine 

 trees and shrubs to a large size, so well rooted and prepared for trans- 

 planting that it is possible for our customers to secure trees and shrubs 

 to give immediate effects, and not be obliged to wait several years for 

 stock to make a showing, as is the case with ordinary nursery trees. 



To attain this object it has been necessary, not only to practice 

 careful cultivation, but to allow the amount of space necessary for each 

 tree or shrub in order that it might become a perfect specimen of its 

 kind. With this in view, our plantations are laid out with wide rows, and 

 when the small plants are set out from the seed- and cutting -beds, they are 

 placed far enough apart to develop without interfering with the growth of 

 their neighbors, and when they are again regularly transplanted, the same 

 point of "plenty of room" is carefully considered. We take pride in the 

 fact that here at Andorra trees and shrubs are given more individual space 

 than at any other nursery in this country, and we are able to dig specimen 

 trees without in any way interfering with others in the rows. This enables 

 us to get the entire root system of the tree or shrub, and accounts for 

 the successful growth of our stock after transplanting to the destined 

 positions. 



SHIPMENTS 



Our shipments are packed under personal supervision, and our system 

 is so arranged that all orders are cross-checked, not only to avoid possible 

 errors but to eliminate the chance of a plant which may not be in thor- 

 oughly first-class condition leaving the place. We are often asked how large 

 a tree we can ship. Every day during our busy season we are handling 

 material up to 30 feet in height, and as much as 6 to 7 inches in diameter. 

 When trees are too large for our ordinary packages, in bales and cases, we 

 ship by car-load, and frequently use gondola cars and build them up. For 

 large quantities this is by all means the most economical and best method 

 of packing. We build the four sides of the car, board by board, as the 

 stock is loaded, and when finished and roofed in we have practically a large 

 box 40 feet in length, 10 feet in width and 8 to 9 feet in depth. In this 

 way it is possible to avoid all chance of broken branches or of having the 

 trunks and limbs barked by forcing them into the ordinary box cars. 



Evergreens are always given special attention, and, when necessary, 

 the roots are carefully burlaped. Owing to our careful system of packing 

 we can ship even car-loads to the Pacific coast in perfect condition. 



