Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 63 



TREE AND SHRUB SEEDS. 



HOW TO GROW THEM. 



In order to preserve seeds of Conif*ers and other Evergreen Trees, it is best to keep them in perfectly 



dry sand until the time of sowing. For this latitude, the seeds 

 should be sown thinly, as early in the spring as the ground can be 

 worked, in beds of fine, sandy loam. Cover to the depth of abou^ 

 the thickness of the seed, and press the beds gently with the back 

 of the spade to firm the earth around the seeds. Great care must 

 be taken not to give too much water, as the young plants damp 

 off very easily. Water with a very fine rose, but never so that the 

 ground becomes soggy. Some shade must be used to protect the 

 young plants from the hot, drying sun and winds, and also to keep 

 the birds from destroying them. Seeds of the rarer sorts may be 

 sown in coldframes or boxes ; if in coldframes the sashes should be 

 shaded and the frames raised at the corners 3 to 4 inches to allow 

 the air to circulate freely. Keep the young plants well weeded, 

 and allow them to remain from one to two years before transplar ting. 



The propagation of Deciduous Trees from seeds is less difficult than that of 

 Evergreen species, a little attention only being required to sow at the proper season 

 to insure success. Acorns, Hickory Nuts, Chestnuts and Walnuts should be 

 planted in autumn, or kept during the winter in sand or moss. They shrivel up by 

 too long exposure to the air, and many of them lose their power of vegetating. Those 

 seeds with hard shells, like the Locust, Gymnocladus, etc., should be planted in 

 autumn or placed in boxes with sand, and exposed to frost before planting. They 

 may not vegetate till the second year after planting, but if these seeds are received 

 too late in the spring to expose them to the action of the frost, they may be put into 

 a vessel of hot water for an hour or so before planting. American Elm, Silver 

 Maple, and a few other sorts ripen their seeds early in summer, and if gathered 

 and planted soon after they fall from the tree, will make fine plants the same 

 season. The seeds of other Deciduous Trees and Shrubs should be planted from 

 the middle of May, in drills about 2 feet apart and covered about half an inch in 



PICEA DOUGLASII. 



the middle of April to 

 depth, according to size 



EVERGREEN TREE SEEDS. 



We do not sell Tree or Shrub Seeds in quantities of less than an ounce of any one variety, 

 except those quoted at over 25 cents per ounce ; of these, 25-cent packets may be ordered. 



j0t" Under the new nomenclature, some species formerly attached to Abies have bee?i placed under 

 Pice a, which see. 



Abies amabilis Lovely Silv< 



" balsamea Balsam Fir 



" concolor • • . California White Silver Fir 



" firma Japan Silver Fir. Very hardy ; graceful pyramidal form 



" Fraseri Double Spruce 



" grandis Great Silver Fir of Oregon 



" macrocarpa The Great-coned Spruce of California 



" magnifica Superb Silver Fir ; 200 feet high ; stately habit 50 



" Mariesii Japanese Silver Fir 



" Nordmanniana Nordmann's Fir ; fine hardy Conifer 



" nobilis . Noble Fir ; from California 



" pectinata .• • European Silver Fir 



<l Pinsapo Spanish Fir ." 



" subalpina .... California Dwarf Mountain Spruce 



" Veitchii A tall, slender, handsome tree from Japan 



Arborvitse See Thuja. 



" pungens Erect Manzanita 



" tomentosa . . . . Hardy white-flowering shrub from California 



" uva-ursi Bearberry 



Azalea arborescens . Smooth Azalea 



" calendulacea Flame-colored shrub (in pods) 



" viscosa White Swamp Honeysuckle (pods) 



Buxus sempervirens Evergreen Box 



Per oz. 



Per lb. 



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£6 00 



20 



1 25 



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12 00 



30 



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30 



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3 00 



30 



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75 



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6 00 



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20 



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6 00 



10 



60 



25 



2 50 



75 



8 00 



75 



8 00 



20 



1 50 



20 



1 50 



30 



3 00 



40 



4 00 



60 



7 00 



40 



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