March, 1914 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



69 



Japanese Barberry {Berberis Thunbergii), the perfect hedge plant; ideal also for masses and foundation=planting. See next page. 



This Is Fred Haxton's Complete 1914 List of 

 Hardy Flowering Shrubs and Hedge Plants 



Because I want every reader of The GARDEN MAGAZINE to have my list, I am printing it on this 

 and the four pages following. It contains all of the truly desirable hardy shrubs— varieties selected from 500 

 kinds because of their absolute hardiness, ease of culture, attractive foliage, and beauty and profusion of flowers. 



Many GARDEN readers order my stock every year, because they know every plant is sure to be strong, 

 vigorous, bushy and permanently satisfactory. I want you to have some of this thrifty stock this season. 



How my stock is grown, packed and shipped 



Shrubs are my specialty. I endeavor to grow 

 them just as well as they can be grown and try to 

 improve them every year. 



They are grown in rich black soil, where severe 

 winters (often 20 below zero) test and prove their 

 hardiness. 



They are propagated from only the most vigor- 

 ous, free-flowering specimens — vitality and strength 

 are bred into them by constant selection. 



They are set far apart, with ample room for natu- 



ral development; they are cultivated constantly — 

 kept growing without a check — by hoeing and till- 

 age at least once a week. Spindling plants are not 

 tolerated — they are destroyed. 



Cutting back, to make them bushy, and 

 pruning to give them proper shape, are done 

 continuously. Every shrub gets individual attention. 



These shrubs are transplanted regularly twice 

 as often as is customary. Such extra care makes 

 them develop surprisingly good root systems, with 



masses of fibrous feeding roots attached to them. 



They are dug with spades by experienced men — 

 not plowed out. Each order is dug as it is needed 

 and filled from the field — not from a storage shed. 



To make certain that they will reach the planter 

 in perfect growing condition, the roots of every 

 shrub are puddled (dipped in thick mud) to exclude 

 air. Then they are wrapped in straw, sewed in 

 burlap or boxed, and shipped by express or freight 

 — safe delivery anywhere in America is guaranteed 



Shrubs Shipped on Approval 



Send me NOW the list of shrubs that you will plant this spring. I will ship them 

 on open account at the proper planting time. If you find them satisfactory in every 

 way, send me your check; if they fail to please you, return them at my expense and 

 I will refund your express or freight charges. For cash in advance there is a discount of 5%. 



Since this offer was first made, four years ago, only one shipment has come back — and that was 

 damaged in transit. 



ABOUT MY PRICES. You can buy shrubs 

 for prices lower than those quoted here. Mine are 

 worth every cent they cost. You do not have to 

 fuss over them and wonder whether they will live; 

 they will grow as much this year as indifferently good 

 stock would grow in two or three years. They are 

 lusty, strong-branched specimens that will give an 

 immediate effect; you need not cut them back a 

 single inch at planting time. It takes fewer to give 



the desired effect. No charge is made for pack- 

 ing or boxing. Prices are F. O. B. at the nursery. 

 Fifty or more shrubs of one variety sold at the 

 hundred rate; 500 or more sold at the thousand 

 rate. 



Nursery stock is sold by height — "2 to 3 feet," 

 "3 to 4 feet," etc. A tall shrub may be spindling 

 or it may be bushy. I want you to judge the qual- 

 ity of my bushy stock, so I guarantee satisfaction. 



SERVICE TO SHRUB PLANTERS 



I shall be glad to make suggestions regarding 

 the improvement of your home landscape, or 

 answer questions about the planting, pruning 

 and care of hardy shrubs. Feel free to ask 

 for information; you incur no obligation. Prices 

 quoted gladly by letter on shrubs not catalogued. 



Address the office nearer you 



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