Homer N. Chase & Co., Geneva, New York 
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Ornamental Department 
More and more is it being realized that property, no matter where located, is greatly in- 
creased in value if properly planted with shade and ornamental trees. The expense is not to be 
compared with the added value given to the property, and no better investment can be made. 
It is a well-recognized fact that trees and hedges about farm property not only add to the 
beauty and comfort of the home, but increase the monetary value of the property. Illustrations 
of this may be found in many localities where well-planted property brings a considerably higher 
price than an adjoining place that has not been planted, yet the other conditions arc equal. 
The many ways in which ornamental trees can be used make them one of the most import- 
ant items in a nursery catalogue. More and more are people coming to love out-door life, and 
with it comes a deeper admiration for trees and shrubs. This appreciation and love of nature is 
usually first noted about the home grounds, and is followed by increased interest in city street 
plantings and parks. 
All of the varieties listed here can be transplanted with perfect safety in early spring before 
new growth has commenced, or in tJie autumn after the foliage has dropped and the wood ripened. 
If trees are planted in the fall, the work must be done before the ground freezes, and a heavy 
covering of leaves, strawy manure or evergreen boughs placed about the trees to protect the 
roots from being torn by the alternate freezing and thawing of the ground in fall and spring. 
While the varieties of trees grown in our nurseries include all of anv real value, we have 
selected the following list with extra care, and believe that it includes onlv those that are suitable 
for lawn, and street plantings. 
We wish to call the attention of our friends to the fact that comparatively few ornamentals 
are handsome when delivered, however, even though they have been propagated in the most 
approved manner and selected with the greatest care. The lack of beauty of form when the stock 
IS delivered docs not at all mean that it will fail to grow into graceful shape. Indeed, irregular and 
straggling growth while young is characteristic of many charming kinds. It should be remem- 
bered, therefore, that some varieties will not grow in good shape while in the nursery, but must 
be planted on the lawn and given time to develop. 
Our trade in this department has steadily grown, and, at this time, is of very satisfactory 
proportions. Our stock of ornamentals is of the very best that can be produced. Only first-class 
specimens are sent out. There is no other division of horticulture in which quality counts more. 
