Linn County Nursery, Center Point, Iowa 
Asparagus— Continued 
CONOVER'S COLOSSAL— A mammoth variety of vigorous growth; tender 
and excellent quality; sends up 15 to 20 s/routs each year, one inch in diam- 
eter; coior deep green, and crown very close. Prices same as above. 
BARR'S MAMMOTH — A varitey that comes highly praised. Said to be 
nearly double the size, and much more productive than Conover s Colossal. 
Price, same as above. 
The following varieties of Asparagus can be furnished in one-year dd 
plants only at prices as above. If wanted in larger quantities, write for 
special prices: Donuld'a Elmlra, Dreer'a Eclluae, Argenteull, Barr'a Marauioth. 
Select Evergreens 
The following are the best sorts of evergreens to plant in this part of the 
state for shelter belts and ornament. There is nothing which wil. add more 
to the value of a farm or more comfort to the home than a well arranged 
plantation of evergreens. Their shade is cool and refreshing In summer, and 
a belt of them is the greatest barrier against winter blasts which can be 
provided. Our evergreens have been two and three times transplanted, are 
heavy rooted and stocky, thrifty plants. 
HOW TO PLANT AND CARE FOR EVERGREENS. 
First — Any soil tiiat will grow corn and garden vegetables Is suitable for 
evergreens. 
Second — Dig holes large, so that roots are not crowded, using top soil in 
bottom of hole and also arranging the roots carefully, working the fine soil 
around and among the roots with your hand. Shake the tree occasionally as 
the filling is going on, to settle the soil, at the same time raising nie tree to 
the desired depth. When the roots are well covered, hold the tree upright and 
t.rm while you tread the so.i very firmly around the tree with the feet. 
When this Is done you have a basin or hole around the tree that wil. hold one- 
half to a pall full of water, according to size of tree. Fill this basin with 
water, after it Is all soaked away — say In half an hour — fill the basin with 
good mellow soil which must be left loose and not tramped. 
Third — Take your tree to place of p. anting well covered with wet moss 
and blankets, dipping each root in barrel or bucket of water just before 
placing in hole. 
Fourth — The month of August is the most critical time for newly planted 
evergreens, for during this month, unlike deciduous trees, evergreens make a 
new root growth, therefore require moisture. If rains have not been plenty 
the trees should be watered. Make a basin around each tree by pulling away 
the soil with a hoe and water exactly as described above in article No. 2. If 
the season is dry, this watering should commence the latter part of July, 
repeating every two weeks until it rains. 
Fifth — Good cultivation is very essential. No vegetation appreciates good 
cultivation better than trees, which can be done by hoe or horse cultivator, 
twice a week up to August 1st, when a good mulch of partly rotted hay or 
straw should be given. Never mulch with green manure. 
Sixth — Seedling evergreens, the largest sizes, should be planted and treated 
as above: small sizes should be planted in well prepared beds with dibble and 
shaded the first season. 
Seventh — Distance apart for wind breaks: Spruces, Firs and Arbor Vltaes, 
single row 4 to 6 feet; doub.e row, 10 feet. Scotch and Austrian Pines, single 
row, 8 feet; double row, 10 to 12 feet. White pine, single row, 10 feec; double 
row, 12 to 14 feet. 
Eighth — Evergreen hedge. American Arbor Vitae, sizes from 10 to 18 
Inches, 15 Inches apart; 18 to 24 inches, 18 inches apart; 2 to 3 feet and larger, 
2 feet apart. Spruce, 2 to 4 feet apart, according to size. 
WHITE PINE — One of the best evergreens. Foliage is a warm light green, 
often with a bluish tinge. The leaves in fives, three or four inches long, soft 
and delicately fragrant. It does not grow so rapidly the first few years as 
some but after being planted eight or ten years, it is the most rapid grower 
of all evergreens. It accommodates itself to a great variety of soils; it Is one 
of the best for shelter, the best large growing evergreen to plant near build- 
ings or along streets to be trimmed up for shade. But few. If any, other trees 
unite so many elements of beauty and utility as our native White Pine. 
PINUS PONDEROSA — (Of Colorado) — Heavy wooded pine, a rapid grower, 
forming a tree of great size. Bark reddish and foliage longer and coarser 
than the Red or Norway Pine. A valuable tree for the West and Northwest. 
Well adapted to dry, windy and exposed positions. It is a native of western 
Nebraska and wi.. do well on our light, dry, sandy soil. 
SCOTCH PINE — (Pimis Sylvestris) — A rapid growing, hardy variety, with 
