HARRISONS' NURSERIES, BERLIN, MARYLAND 



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Hedge of Calirornia Priver 



HEDGE PLANTS 



One to 4 plants are sold at the each rate, 5 to 49 

 plants are sold at the 10 rate, 50 to 299 plants are 

 sold at the 100 rate, 300 plants or more are sold at 

 the 1,000 rate. 



PARCEL POST. Our Hedge Plants are all too 

 heavy to be sent by parcel post, and will be shipped 

 by express or freight. 



BARBERRY, Thunberg's (Berheris Thunhergii). 

 See page 50. 



Barberry, Purple {Berheris atropurpurea) . A purple- 

 leaved form of the common Barberry; fine for 

 hedges. Each lo 



1 to 2 ft SO 35 S2 50 



2 to 3 ft 50 3 50 



BOXWOOD (Buxus sempervirens) . Popular for 



planting as individual specimens, in vases, win- 

 dow-boxes, and for formal and decorative efi'ects 

 produced by trimming. Each lo 



6 to 8 in SO 25 $2 00 



8 to 10 in 30 2 50 



10 to 12 in 40 3 00 



12 to 15 in 50 4 00 



15 to 18 in 75 6 00 



18 to 24 in 1 00 7 50 



2 to 21^ ft 1 50 12 50 



PRIVET, California (Ligustrum ovalifolium) . FoH- 

 age is rich dark green, and is nearly evergreen, 

 remaining on the plant until midwinter. 



10 100 1,000 



6 to 12 in SO 30 SI 50 SIO 00 



1 to 1 3^ ft 40 2 00 15 00 



1 H to 2 ft 50 2 50 20 00 



2 to 3 ft 60 3 00 25 00 



3 to 4 ft 75 4 00 35 00 



4 to 5 ft 1 00 5 00 45 00 



5 to 6 ft 1 25 6 00 55 00 



6 to 7 ft 1 50 8 00 75 00 



7 to 8 ft 1 75 11 00 100 00 



HOW TO PLANT CALIFORNIA PRIVET 



Thoroughly prepare and pulverize the soil to a 

 depth of about 18 inches and 2 feet wide. If the 

 soil is poor, work into it some good, rich top-soil, 

 and also a httle well-rotted stable manure. (Do 

 not use new manure.) Set the plants 6 inches 

 apart in a single row, about 1 inch deeper than they 

 were set in the nursery row, spread out the roots 

 and tamp the soil thoroughly about them as in the 

 case of planting trees, the firmer the better, leaving 

 about an inch of loose soil at the top to conserve 

 moisture. A good coating of stable manure on top 

 of the ground about the plants will be excellent, 

 and will help them to make a rapid growth. 



ASPARAGUS 



The preparation of the bed should be done in a 

 most thorough manner, as it is to last for a number 

 of years. A deep, sandy loam with an abundance of 

 decayed organic matter is the best soil. Planting is 

 best done in the spring, as early as the soil can be 

 worked in good condition. Run furrows with plow 

 and clean out with shovel to a depth of 1 foot. Place 

 well-rotted stable manure thickly in the trench, then 

 just a sUght covering with the soil, on top of which 

 place the crowns about 2 feet apart, spread out the 

 roots and cover them very shallow. After the plants 

 start to grow, work the soil to them gradually until 

 it becomes level. The plants should be cultivated 

 frequently and kept clean. The dead tops should 

 be mown off in the fall, and furrows should be thrown 

 on the rows from each side, and the middles cleaned 

 out. This will cause the bed to warm up early in 

 the spring. 



If big shoots are wanted you must manure and 

 fertihze heavily, for on the fertihty of the soil de- 

 pends the profit of the crop. Five hundred pounds 

 of kainit to an acre, apphed in the fall when bedding, 

 and five hundred pounds of fish or tankage, and five 

 hundred pounds of acid phosphate harrowed in the 

 early spring wiU answer where commercial fertilizers 

 are used. Asparagus is a gross feeder, and the soil 

 can scarcely be made too rich. The location of the 

 bed should be carefuUy selected, the soil carefully 

 prepared, and the plants well cultivated if best re- 

 sults are expected. 



PRICES OF ASPARAGUS CROWNS.— 1-year 

 crowns, 25 cts. for 10, 65 cts. per 100, $3 per 1,000; 

 2-year crowns, 30 cts. for 10, $1 per 100, $4 per 1,000. 

 10 to 49 crowns are sold at the 10 rate, 50 to 299 crowns 

 are sold at the 100 rate, 300 or more crowns are sold 

 at the 1,000 rate. 



PARCEL POST. Crowns can be sent by parcel 

 post, prepaid, at 3^ct. per crown extra. 



Ban's Mammoth. Medium early, tender, crisp, 

 hght green; stalks large; good for all purposes. 



Conover's Colossal. Of fine quahty, white, tender 

 and high -flavored. 

 Often cut the second 

 year. 



Donald's Elmira. Very 

 dehcate green, tender 

 and brittle; size im- 

 mense ; stalks uni- 

 formly large, and can 

 be tied in bunches 

 without trimming, 

 giving more salable 

 Asparagus in the same 

 growth. 



Giant Argenteuil. Avery 

 early variety, produc- 

 ing heavy crops of the 

 largest white stalks; it 

 is long-hved; holds its 

 lead in all the largest 

 Asparagus sections, as 

 it makes a good show 

 in market. 



Palmetto. Large, pro- 

 ductive and of high 

 quahty ; dark green. 

 Ten days to two weeks 

 earlier than others. 



Our prices are NOT high, for our stock is worth 

 every cent you pay. GOOD trees at a fair price are 

 cheaper than poor trees FREE. 



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