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BOUNTIFUL RIDGE NURSERIES — PRINCESS ANNE, MD. 



Cherry — Five or six good limbs, well dis- 

 tributed around the trunk will be sufficient to 

 form a well balanced top. The limbs left after 

 pruning should not be cut back as severely as 

 recommended for some other classes. 



Plum — Cut back all branches to about two 

 or three buds. After the tree has grown for 

 a year, remove all but four or five branches, 

 but do not cut these back. These limbs will 

 form the permanent framework for the top and 

 subsequent growth may be pruned to meet the 

 requirements or taste of the planter. 



Peach — These should be planted immediate- 

 ly on delivery, or if not prepared to do so, the 

 roots should be buried in the ground; they 

 will not stand exposure to the sun and air, 

 and many are lost simply for the want of care. 

 As soon as planted, cut back all side branches 

 to within two or three inches of the main stem. 

 Make this the invariable practice, and never 

 deviate from it if you wish to save your trees. 

 The growth will be much more rapid and vig- 

 orous in consequence of this pruning, and by 

 strictly adhering to it, and by immediate plant- 

 ing, or covering the roots in the soil, very few 

 if any, trees will be lost. Peaches, like all oth- 

 er stock we deliver, will be in fine condition, 

 having been carefully handled and kept from 

 exposure by us. If you do not follow our di- 

 rections and meet with loss, the fault will be 

 entirely with you. 



Grapes — These should be planted ten to 

 twelve inches deep in holes large enough to 

 admit roots without curling them, pressing soil 

 solid about roots. Cut vines back to within 

 three or four buds of the roots. Keep the 

 ground clean by cultivating; if impossible to 



Planted too shallow. Planted just right. 



As the vine grows train to trellis as shown in 

 illustration. 



cultivate, mulch. Prune in February or early 

 March, before there are any signs of new 

 growth. Cut back to two buds as shown. The 

 fruit of the grape is borne only on shoots of 

 the current year's growth, which spring from 

 the wood of last years' growth — hence the im- 

 portance of annual and intelligent pruning. 



Asparagus — Prepare ground by deep plow- 

 ing or spading. Set plants twelve to eighteen 

 inches each way, three inches deep, with roots 

 well spread out. Every fall mulch the bed well 

 with manure. 



Rhubarb — Prepare ground as for asparagus. 

 Set the plants with crown or eye two inches 

 under ground. Plant three feet apart each 

 way. Mulch in winter. Give clean cultivation 

 the same as for any other crop. 



SHRUBS 



If planted in beds or groups the ground 

 should be spaded deeply and well worked. If 

 shrubs are set as individual specimens they 

 should be planted the same as trees. 



Set shrubs at the same depth as they stood 

 in the nursery row, or with their crowns at 

 about the surface of the ground. Water the 

 plants well during the hot, dry weather and 

 keep the ground well stirred around them. 

 Most shrubs require judicious pruning at plant- 

 ing time, and subsequently. When shrubs are 

 planted, it is advisable to cut them back from 

 one-half to two-thirds with few exceptions. 



HEDGES 



Privet — Dig trench twelve inches deep or 

 more and set the plants four to six inches deep- 

 er than they stood in the nursery row, or deep 

 enough so the lower branches will be four to 

 six inches under the ground. Such deep plant- 

 ing will make a compact hedge down to the 

 ground line, but if the plants are set shallow 

 there will always be undesirable open spaces 

 at the base of the hedge. Some planters set 

 Privet in a double row, eight to ten inches 

 apart each way, which makes a very dense 

 hedge. Cut Privet back to six inches when 

 planting to promote thick new growth at the 

 lower part of plant. 



Barberry-Spirea — Should be planted in the 

 same manner as shrubs, either in trenches for 

 hedge or as groups or individual specimens. 

 Cut back and thin out one-half of top wood. 



ROSES 



If roses are planted in the ordinary way 

 with the tops left exposed to the sun and dry- 

 ing winds of the spring, they are almost sure 

 to shrivel before time for them to grow, and 

 thus the plants are greatly endangered, while 

 if the following suggestions are followed, suc- 

 cess is almost certain. The plants should be 

 unpacked as soon as received from the nursery 

 and planted, if possible. If unable to plant 

 them immediately upon receiving them, they 

 should be heeled-in deep (buried) in moist, 

 loose earth, waiting time to plant. In plant- 

 ing they should be set two or three inches 

 deeper than they stood in the nursery in well- 

 prepared, damp soil, but not wet enough to be 

 muddy. If the soil is dry it is well to plant 

 the roses solidly, then wet thoroughly and aft- 

 er the water has soaked away, throw up a 

 small mound of earth five or six inches high 



