﻿FOLLOW 
  THESE 
  PLANTING 
  INSTRUCTIONS 
  CAREFULLY 
  

  

  Asparagus 
  — 
  Prepare 
  ground 
  by 
  deep 
  plowing 
  or 
  spad- 
  

   ing. 
  To 
  have 
  it 
  real 
  early 
  it 
  should 
  be 
  planted 
  on 
  light 
  

   soil. 
  The 
  sprouts 
  are 
  not 
  usually 
  cut 
  for 
  the 
  market 
  

   until 
  the 
  second 
  year 
  after 
  planting, 
  except 
  to 
  mow 
  

   down 
  the 
  canes 
  in 
  the 
  fall 
  or 
  spring. 
  Plant 
  from 
  four 
  

   to 
  five 
  inches 
  deep, 
  covering 
  with 
  only 
  three 
  inches 
  of 
  

   soil 
  at 
  first, 
  and 
  cover 
  the 
  remainder 
  as 
  the 
  plants 
  grow. 
  

   The 
  rows 
  should 
  be 
  five 
  feet 
  apart, 
  with 
  the 
  plants 
  

   set 
  two 
  feet 
  apart 
  in 
  the 
  row. 
  Broadcast 
  about 
  five 
  

   bushels 
  of 
  salt 
  and 
  three 
  hundred 
  pounds 
  of 
  Nitrate 
  

   of 
  Soda 
  to 
  the 
  acre 
  in 
  March 
  and 
  give 
  it 
  a 
  good 
  top 
  

   dressing 
  of 
  stable 
  manure 
  in 
  November. 
  

  

  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. 
  

  

  As 
  the 
  vine 
  grows 
  train 
  to 
  trellis 
  as 
  

   shown 
  in 
  illustration. 
  

  

  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 
  but 
  few 
  exceptions. 
  

  

  HEDGES 
  

  

  Privet 
  — 
  Dig 
  trench 
  twelve 
  inches 
  deep 
  or 
  more 
  and 
  

   set 
  the 
  plants 
  four 
  to 
  six 
  inches 
  deeper 
  than 
  they 
  stood 
  

   in 
  the 
  nursery 
  row, 
  or 
  deep 
  enough 
  so 
  the 
  lower 
  branch- 
  

   es 
  will 
  be 
  four 
  to 
  six 
  inches 
  under 
  the 
  ground. 
  Such 
  

   deep 
  planting 
  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 
  man- 
  

   ner 
  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 
  drying 
  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, 
  success 
  

   is 
  almost 
  certain. 
  The 
  plants 
  should 
  be 
  unpacked 
  as 
  

   soon 
  as 
  received 
  from 
  the 
  nursery 
  and 
  planted, 
  if 
  pos- 
  

   sible. 
  If 
  unable 
  to 
  plant 
  them 
  immediately 
  upon 
  re- 
  

   ceiving 
  them, 
  they 
  should 
  be 
  healed-in 
  deep 
  (buried) 
  in 
  

   moist, 
  loose 
  earth, 
  waiting 
  time 
  to 
  plant. 
  In 
  planting 
  

   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 
  after 
  the 
  water 
  has 
  soaked 
  away 
  throw 
  up 
  a 
  small 
  

   mound 
  of 
  earth 
  five 
  or 
  six 
  inches 
  high 
  around 
  the 
  plant. 
  

   Then 
  cut 
  off 
  the 
  branches 
  about 
  one 
  inch 
  above 
  the 
  

   mound, 
  leaving 
  it 
  this 
  way 
  for 
  ten 
  days 
  or 
  two 
  weeks, 
  

   or 
  until 
  the 
  buds 
  start 
  and 
  show 
  a 
  desire 
  to 
  grow, 
  when 
  

   the 
  dirt 
  mound 
  can 
  be 
  raked 
  down. 
  Roses 
  handled 
  in 
  

   this 
  way 
  hardly 
  ever 
  fail 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  good 
  start 
  and 
  a 
  

   very 
  satisfactory 
  growth. 
  

  

  SHADE 
  TREES 
  

  

  Ornamentals 
  — 
  Dig 
  holes 
  large 
  enough 
  to 
  accommodate 
  

   all 
  roots 
  without 
  bending 
  or 
  cramping. 
  Fill 
  the 
  hole 
  

   with 
  good 
  top 
  dirt 
  and 
  firm 
  it 
  hard. 
  When 
  the 
  hole 
  is 
  

   three-fourths 
  full 
  allow 
  a 
  bucket 
  or 
  more 
  of 
  water 
  to 
  

   seep 
  away 
  around 
  the 
  roots, 
  after 
  which 
  the 
  hole 
  may 
  

   be 
  entirely 
  filled. 
  It 
  is 
  well 
  to 
  mulch 
  the 
  tree 
  immed- 
  

   iately 
  to 
  prevent 
  drying 
  out. 
  Prune 
  all 
  limbs 
  back 
  to 
  

   five 
  or 
  seven 
  good 
  buds, 
  even 
  though 
  the 
  appearance 
  of 
  

   the 
  tree 
  is 
  impaired 
  by 
  such 
  treatment. 
  Water 
  trees 
  

   during 
  the 
  summer 
  months 
  and 
  give 
  them 
  plenty 
  of 
  at- 
  

   tention 
  until 
  they 
  have 
  become 
  well 
  established. 
  Large 
  

   sizes 
  of 
  shade 
  trees 
  can 
  often 
  be 
  staked 
  to 
  advantage 
  

   until 
  their 
  roots 
  have 
  obtained 
  good 
  anchorage 
  in 
  the 
  

   soil. 
  

  

  FALL, 
  PLANTING 
  

  

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

   in 
  height, 
  must 
  be 
  raised 
  about 
  the 
  trees. 
  This 
  is 
  

   very 
  essential, 
  as 
  it 
  keeps 
  them 
  from 
  being 
  swayed 
  by 
  

   the 
  winds 
  or 
  thrown 
  out 
  by 
  the 
  frost 
  during 
  the 
  win- 
  

   ter. 
  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 
  trees 
  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 
  another 
  

   layer 
  of 
  trees, 
  overlapping 
  the 
  first, 
  continuing 
  as 
  at 
  

   first 
  until 
  all 
  are 
  heeled 
  in. 
  As 
  soon 
  as 
  this 
  is 
  done, 
  

   cover 
  the 
  tops 
  so 
  with 
  evergreen 
  boughs 
  that 
  they 
  will 
  

   be 
  thoroughly 
  protected 
  from 
  winds. 
  

  

  SPRAYING 
  

  

  There 
  are 
  four 
  distinct 
  types 
  of 
  troubles 
  to 
  combat, 
  

   i. 
  e. 
  : 
  Chewing 
  insects, 
  sucking 
  insects, 
  scale 
  insects 
  

   and 
  fungous 
  diseases. 
  Chewing 
  insects 
  are 
  controlled 
  

   with 
  a 
  stomach 
  poison, 
  some 
  form 
  of 
  arsenic 
  (lead 
  ar- 
  

   senate), 
  sucking 
  insects 
  (lice 
  or 
  aphids) 
  by 
  body 
  contact 
  

   poison 
  (nicotine), 
  or 
  miscible 
  oil 
  (kerosene 
  emulsion), 
  

   and 
  fungous 
  diseases 
  by 
  lime-sulphur 
  solution 
  or 
  Bor- 
  

   deaux 
  mixture. 
  Be 
  sure 
  you 
  know 
  what 
  you 
  are 
  spray- 
  

   ing 
  for, 
  since 
  arsenate 
  of 
  lead 
  will 
  not 
  control 
  lice 
  or 
  

   aphids, 
  nor 
  will 
  nicotine 
  or 
  kerosene 
  emulsion 
  control 
  

   apple 
  worms, 
  and 
  neither 
  of 
  these 
  will 
  have 
  any 
  ef- 
  

   fect 
  on 
  apple 
  scab 
  or 
  other 
  fungous 
  diseases. 
  Lime- 
  

   sulphur 
  is 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  dormant 
  spray 
  for 
  scale 
  insects 
  

   and 
  also 
  for 
  fungus. 
  In 
  spraying 
  the 
  apple., 
  keep 
  in 
  

   mind 
  the 
  two 
  main 
  apple 
  troubles, 
  the 
  codding 
  moth 
  

   and 
  apple 
  scab, 
  and, 
  in 
  controlling 
  these, 
  most 
  other 
  

   troubles 
  are 
  incidentally 
  controlled. 
  Lead 
  arsenate 
  and 
  

   lime-sulphur 
  or 
  Bordeaux 
  mixture 
  are 
  the 
  sprays 
  to 
  

   use. 
  For 
  further 
  information 
  write 
  your 
  State 
  Depart- 
  

   ment. 
  

  

  NUMBER 
  OF 
  TREES 
  OR 
  PLANTS 
  TO 
  THE 
  ACRE 
  (Square 
  System) 
  

  

  No. 
  of 
  Trees 
  

  

  Distance 
  

   1 
  

   2 
  

  

  3 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  4,840 
  

  

  4 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  2,722 
  

  

  5 
  

  

  foot 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  43,560 
  

  

  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  10,890 
  

  

  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  1,745 
  

  

  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  1,210 
  

  

  7 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  888 
  

  

  8 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  680 
  

  

  RULE 
  — 
  Multiply 
  the 
  distance 
  in 
  

   feet 
  for 
  each 
  plant, 
  which, 
  divided 
  

   of 
  plants 
  or 
  trees 
  to 
  the 
  acre. 
  

  

  Distance 
  No. 
  of 
  Trees 
  

  

  9 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  537 
  

  

  10 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  435 
  

  

  11 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  360 
  

  

  12 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  305 
  

  

  13 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  257 
  

  

  14 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  222 
  

  

  15 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  193 
  

  

  16 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  170 
  

  

  Distance 
  No. 
  of 
  Trees 
  

  

  17 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  150 
  

  

  18 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  134 
  

  

  19 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  120 
  

  

  20 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  108 
  

  

  25 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  69 
  

  

  30 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  48 
  

  

  35 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  35 
  

  

  40 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  27 
  

  

  feet 
  between 
  the 
  rows 
  by 
  the 
  distance 
  the 
  plants 
  are; 
  number 
  of 
  square 
  

   into 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  square 
  feet 
  in 
  an 
  acre 
  (43,560), 
  will 
  give 
  the 
  number 
  

  

  