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It Pays To Plant Bountiful Ridge Trees— Plants— Seeds. "Proved Best By Test". 



FALL PLANTING 



When set in autumn, a moun of earth, a foot or more 

 in height, must be raised about the roots. This is very 

 essential, as it keeps them from being swayed by the 

 winds or thrown out by the frost during the winter. 

 It should be removed in the spring. 



In sections where the winters are extremely severe, 

 trees procured in the fall can be best cared for by cov- 

 ering the roots with earth during the winter and plant- 

 ing them in the spring. 



To insure success, select a spot where no water will 

 stand during the winter, having no grass near to in- 

 vite mice. Dig a trench deep enough to admit one layer 

 of roots, and sloping enough to permit the tree to lie 

 at an angle of not more than 30 degrees with the ground. 

 Having placed one end of the roots in this trench, 

 cover them with mellow earth extending well up on the 

 tree and see that this is firmly packed. Then add an- 

 other layer of trees, overlapping the first, continuing 

 as at first until they are all heeled in. As soon as this 

 is done, cover the tops so with evergreen boughs that 

 they will be thoroughly protected from winds. 



Distance for Planting — Square Method 



Distances for planting different kinds of fruit trees, 

 etc., square method : 

 Peach. 16 to 26 feet apart each way. 

 Standard Apple. 25 to 40 feet apart each way. 

 Cherry (sour). 16 to 36 feet apart each way. 

 Cherry (sweet). 24 to 40 feet apart each way. 

 Standard Pear. 24 to 40 feet apart each way. 

 Plum. 20 to 24 feet apart each way. 

 Pecans and Black Walnuts. 40 ft. to 80 ft. 

 English Walnut. 30 ft. to 40 ft. 

 Filberts. 6 ft. to 8 ft. 

 Grape Vines. Rows 8 to 10 feet apart, 8 feet apart in 



row. 

 Black Raspberries and Dewberries. Rows 4 feet apart, 



4 to 5 feet apart in row. 

 Blackberries. Rows 6 feet apart, 3 to 6 feet apart in 



row. 

 Red Raspberries. Rows 5 to 6 feet apart, 2 to 3 feet 



apart in rows. 

 Strawberries Field Culture. Rows SV 2 to 4 feet apart, 



15 to 30 inches apart in row. 

 Strawberries Garden Culture. Rows 24 to 30 inches 



apart, 12 to 18 inches in row. 

 Asparagus (field grown). Rows 5 feet apart, 18 to 24 



inches apart in row. 

 Asparagus (in beds). Rows 2 feet apart, 12 to 18 inch- 

 es in row. 



How To Order From Bountiful Ridge Nurseries . . • 



5% Cash Discount for Orders Received Before April 1st 



EXCEPT ON STRAWBERRY PLANTS WHICH ARE NET AT PRICES LISTED 



FREE DELIVERY ON ALL ORDERS OF $50.00 OR MORE UP TO 500 MILES FROM 



OUR NURSERY, EXCEPT ON STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



GRADING AND OUR GUARANTEE 



We guarantee every tree to be as represented in grade 

 and quality, and if upon arrival you do not find our 

 trees to be exactly as we say they are, return them to 

 us securely packed and we will refund to you every 

 dollar you have paid us for them. This is as fair as 

 we can" offer. 



Do not confuse this well graded stock with stock 

 offered to you at a lower price with only height men- 

 tioned. Our stock is graded both in height and thick- 

 ness, the only true way to grade nursery stock. 



MISTAKES 



We use every precaution that it is humanly possible to 

 avoid mistakes and believe that we are as near free 

 from them as any Nurseryman in the United States; 

 but in the event any of our stock should prove untrue 

 to name under which it is labeled or sold, we will re- 

 place the original order or refund the amount paid for 

 such stock. Further than this we are not responsible. 



RECEIVING STOCK IN COLD WEATHER 



In the event that it should turn cold after your stock 

 has been shipped to you and there is a possibility that 

 there is frost in the box in which the stock is shipped, 

 put the box in a place where the temperature is above 

 freezing — a cellar or a frost-proof building, and do not 

 disturb for 5 to 7 days, at which time stock can be re- 

 moved from the box in first-class condition. Un ?.er no 

 circumstances should you open a box when you think 

 there is frost in it, for if the air strikes nursery stock 

 in frozen condition it will kill it. But if allowed to 

 thaw out in the box, the stock will not be injured. 



OUR SHIPPING SEASON 



We pack and ship all through the winter to Southern 

 States. Our regular spring shipping and packing sea- 

 son usually opens here about the loth of February and 

 continues until May 10th. Our fall shipping season 

 opens about October 15th and continues to Northern 

 points until December 1st. 



OUR TERMS 



Our terms are cash except in large orders when sat- 

 isfactory reference is given : then one-third the amount 

 of the order must be sent and balance on arrival of 

 trees at depot. On early orders one-third the amount 

 can be sent in and balance a few days before shipment. 

 Prices in this catalog are for the present season, spring 

 of 1939 only. 



DISCOUNTS 



5% Discount for Cash with Order before April 1st ex- 

 cept on strawberry plants which are net at prices listed. 

 No discount after April 1st. Free delivery on all or- 

 ders of $50.00 or more up to 500 miles from our nursery, 

 except on strawberry plants. Spring of 1939 only. 



HOW TO REMIT 



Remittance should be made either by Post Office 

 money order, registered letter, or by check on your 

 bank. 



ORDER EARLY 



We earnestly request our patrons to send their orders 

 in early and specify when they wish "Theni shipped. 

 We pride ourselves on making prompt delivery, but 

 sometimes in our rush seasons we cannot get the orders 

 shipped on the exact time, and we must ask our cus- 

 tomers' indulgence for a week or so. We are keeping 

 close check on weather conditions in every part of the 

 country, and shipment will be made just as promptly 

 as possible and in proper se?.son. Often we are com- 

 pelled to delay fall shipments until the stock is suffi- 

 ciently mature to make it hardy. If time of shipment 

 is left to us we can assure our customers of receiving 

 stock in perfect condition. 



PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE ORDERING 



Write to us if in doubt. 



Certificate of Inspection — Duplicate of Number 23 



Date: Aug. 31, 1938 

 THIS IS TO CERTIFY. That on the 2Gth day of August, 1938 we examined the Nursery stock of the Bountiful 

 Ridge Nurseries growing in their nurseries at Princess Anne. County of Somerset. State of Maryland, in accord- 

 ance with the laws of Maryland, 1898, Chapter 289, Section 58, and that said nurseries and premises are apparent- 

 ly free, so far as can be determined by inspection, from the San Jose Scale, Peach Yellows, Pear Blight and other 

 dangerously injurious insect pests and plant diseases. 



THIS CERTIFICATE is valid until September 30, 1939. unless sooner revoked, and does not include nursery 

 stock not grown within this State, unless such stock is previously covered by Certificate and accepted by the State 

 Entomologist and State Pathologist. ERNEST N. CORY. State Entomologist 



O. S. LANGFORD, Chief Inspector C. E. TEMPLE, State Pathologist 



OUR REFERENCES 



As to our responsibility, we refer you to the Sal- 

 isbury National Bank, Salisbury, Md., Farmers & 

 Merchants Bank, Salisbury, Md., and to any of our 

 thousands of customers throughout the country that 

 you might know or whose name you find in this 

 catalog, and the various State Departments in the 

 Eastern U. S. 



In addition to the above Certificate every shipment going outside the infested area of the Japanese Beetle has 

 =a certificate of the U. S. Department of Agriculture showing the shipment is free from Japanese Beetle. 



