The Garden Magazine, January, 1921 
223 
Plant a Tree 
A tree for comfort, a tree for 
beauty, a tree for investment 
and company, a tree for the chil- 
dren and the children’s children 
— a tree every time, any time. 
Trees are the Creator’s greatest 
gift to mankind. Some furnish 
food, others shelter us, still 
others combine beauty and 
utility in a high degree. 
For many years I have 
championed the cause of 
trees, especially Evergreen Trees. My 
nursery is full of them, as are my home 
grounds, and still I plant more trees. 
Like other folks, I have the common 
failing of having favorites. My biggest 
favorite is the Douglas Fir, and I propose 
to keep on talking about this wonderful 
Evergreen until I have convinced others 
of its broad merits. 
Right now I am tempted to relate the 
report of a customer on 
Evergreen Endurance 
On October 20th, 1919, a five foot specimen of 
Douglas Fir was shipped to Pittsburgh. After a 
week’s travel and delays, it was finally planted 
back among the Alleghany Mountains. Two 
weeks later Winter set in seriously. No root 
action could have resulted in the short time be- 
tween planting and snow. 
For twelve consecutive weeks the country was 
clothed in ice and snow. Part of that time, three 
feet of snow covered the base of the Douglas Fir. 
However, it came through without losing a twig. 
On March 30th, 1920, it was dug, packed and 
shipped by freight, to take its place in a Long 
Island garden. 
Embargoes kept the tree en route until April 
29th, a solid month since it was lifted. For four 
weeks it showed no growth. Then the buds 
began to swell, and four inches of lovely new 
growth developed. 
If any Reader can tell me of a greater 
example of Evergreen endurance, I shall 
consider hearing it a great favor. In the 
meantime, please investigate my claims by 
writing for a copy of my catalogue TO-DAY. 
No garden plans are complete that do not 
call for planting a few Douglas Firs, a few 
short months hence. 
Rosedale Nurseries 
S. G. Harris, Proprietor 
Box A, Tarry town, New York 
Organizing America 
for Bigger Crops 
The immediate future will see greater practice of inten- 
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