

APRIL. — Everything is wanted at once. We add to 

 our working force in every depaitment. Work day and 

 night shipping all kinds of trees and plants to orchardists 

 and growers over the country. Plant Strawberry beds. 



MAY. — Early cultivation. It is kept up from this 

 on, once a week, till ripening-time. Disbudding of 

 Peach, Pear, Plum, Cherry, and Apple trees — which is 

 the sprouting off of natural shoots. All left-over planting 

 now done. Considerably more care is required in plant- 

 ing now than would have been necessary in March. A 

 greater percentage of loss is noted in the trees planted 

 this month than in those planted a month earlier. 



JUNE. — A great cultivation month. Budding Apple 

 trees. Strawberry work comes on, with picking. Taking 

 care of new Strawberry plants. Peaches ripen. 



JULY. — Continue budding Apple, Pear, Plum and 



Cherry- trees. Cultivation is an important item. Ap- 

 plying commercial fertilizer. Peaches ripe. 



AUGUST.— Cultivation. Budding Peach. Quince, 

 Cherry, picking Peaches. Entertaining customers. 



SEPTEMBER. — Pruning, trimming and shaping 

 Evergreens, Peach and Apple. Cultivation eased off to 

 ripen the wood for winter. Corn crop. Apples and 

 Pears harvested. Entertaining customers. 



OCTOBER.— Digging trees for fall shipments. Dis- 

 plays at Fairs. Entertaining visitors. Most interesting 

 month of the year to see us. Planting Peach seeds. 

 Starting tree plows — eight to ten mules to a team. 



NOVEMBER. — Digging, grading, packing trees and 

 plants in moss in boxes. Getting ready for winter. 



DECEMBER. — Storing supplies. All trees and crops 

 put in winter quarters. Mulching Strawberries. 



There are twelve months of Xursery w^ork, straight, without a let-up. And it takes not only one twelve 

 months to produce a tree, but in most cases, two twelves or even three, directly, while many more months, and 

 even years, of olanning and work is necessary for tree-growing to reach its present stage of perfection. 



Some Hints on Buying and Unpacking 



Order at once. We shall not ship until the proper 

 time, unless desired otherwise. Please use our order sheet. 



Cash must invariably be sent with order, unless 

 it is otherwise agreed with firms having good bank ref- 

 erence. 



No charges are made for packing at prices given 

 in this Catalogue. We pack as lightly as is consistent 

 with safe transportation. Special low rates are granted 

 by all express companies on shipments of plants. 



We begin to ship trees, in the fall, about October 

 1st. In the spring we can ship as early as February to 

 the South, and as late as May to the North. Be sure 

 to have your trees shipped before you need them so 

 that they reach you in good time. 



As soon as trees arrive, unless they are frozen, 

 unpack, and, either heel-in in a trench or plant immedi- 

 ately. Many trees are lost from causes due to care- 

 lessness at this point. And remember that a tree has 



twice as good a chance of starting to grow if it is planted 

 in March or early April, than if planted in late April 

 or May. If frozen when received, bury the package 

 or place it in a cellar where it will thaw out gradually. 



If trees appear dry or shriveled, through delay in 

 transit, take them from the package and plunge into a 

 tub of water, then bury the roots in the ground in an 

 inclining position, cover with straw and earth and 

 thoroughly soak with water. W^hen they regain their 

 fresh appearance, they may be planted. 



Guarantee. We exercise the greatest care to have 

 every tree and plant true to name. We are ready, on 

 proper proof, to replace, free of charge, anything sent 

 by us that proves untrue to label. But it is understood 

 and agreed that we are not to be held liable for a greater 

 sum than that paid us for the plants in question. 



Claims for deductions, must be made within five 

 days after receipt of goods. 



What Two of Our Customers Say about Trees We Sent Them in November, 1910 : 



" I wish to say that I received the nursery stock O. K. It came to Plainfield all right. Your method of packing is all right. 

 After twenty-one days on the road, the roots were quite moist and in very good condition. The trees certainly have fine roots. 

 Thanking you very much for your good care." — John Miles, Plainfield, X. J. 



" The trees you sent us were received November i, and they are as fine a lot of trees as we ever saw. You may expect a 

 larger order from us for spring planting. We are just finding out how well fruit does with us, here in Center county, and we will 

 plant lots of it in the future."— G. W. Xearhoof & Sons, Port Matilda, Pa. 



All the buildings here are roomy and are built for their purpose. We have been successful, and have made enough money to 

 put up comfortable and handsome residences, and to equip our Nurseries with what they need in buildings, machines and tools. 



