HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



SHADE TREES 



All that has been said in preceding parts of this book ex- 

 plains the great value of shade trees. The thoughtful home- 

 owner will see at once that to plant shade trees is to begin a 

 business venture which certainly will be profitable financially, 

 and not less certainly will yield him a very large amount of 

 comfort and satisfaction. Think of the increase in property 

 value which shade trees bring; the cooling of your house, 

 especially of sleeping-rooms during summer nights, bringing 

 you comfort and rest; that, for one thing, will enable you to 

 do more and better work; think of the shady porches and 

 yards where all the family can be comfortable! 



In selecting shade trees to plant, you should consider both 

 immediate results and permanent benefits. That is, select 

 trees, arrange and plant them so that they will give the best 

 service now; then, after twenty years or so, they will be exactly 

 what you have pictured them to be. 



Norway Maple is the leader among shade trees, and nine 

 times out of ten should make up a large part of the planting. 

 It is well for the sake of variety, however, to plant some 

 other kinds if you have the room. In our list there are many 

 difTerent kinds, trees with heads and trunks of various shapes, 

 of slow growth and of fast growth, and trees that differ 

 greatly in the tones of leaves. 



All our shade trees have been transplanted or root-pruned 

 often, so that when we send them to your place they will 

 suffer very little from the shock of .removing. Root-pruning 

 and transplanting force the trees to develop large quantities 

 of those little, fine, fibrous feeding roots instead of the long, 

 rope-like leaders that have to be broken when trees are dug. 

 We guarantee every tree we send out to be as fine, or finer, in 

 quality as any you can buy or grow. 



MAPLES 



The very best shade trees for planting in this country are 

 the Maples. This is due to two main facts — their adapt- 

 ability and beauty, and the way they respond to scientific 

 care on the part of the nurseryman during their first few years. 

 This latter feature has quite as much to do with producing 

 choice trees as anything else. 



There is as much difference between an ordinary Maple 

 and one that has been root-pruned, cultivated, transplanted, 

 trimmed and shaped properly and scientifically, as there 

 is between a Plum tree and a Chestnut. Nearly all Maples 

 grow fast, are sturdy of trunk and limb, are dense and thick 

 of leaves and have their branches well distributed, which 

 gives them beautiful outlines. They are easy to transplant 

 and certain to grow. All the different kinds are hardy. The 

 one predominating feature for which Maples are desirable is 

 the glory of their leaves. In spring some kinds are light, 

 fresh green, and others blood-red. During the summer each 

 variety has its own characteristic shade of green that may 

 be recognized at once. In the fall, the Maples are the most 

 noticeable and beautiful of all trees. 



Norway Maples. There are six distinct kinds of Maples 

 that we think are worth planting. Chief among these is the 

 Norway, which should be planted three times out of four. 

 You can identify it by several distinct characteristics in addi- 

 tion to its pronounced Maple-Hke type. All the trees, young 

 and old, have sturdy trunks that are straight, and smooth 

 bark; limbs that are strong, and a little crooked or bumped, 

 but evenly distributed; a head that is nearly round, and 



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