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EARL E. MAY'S 1934 CATALOG OF SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK 
Ornamental Trees, Cont. 
AMERICAN LINDEN. (Basswood.) A pyramidal growing tree 
with large leaves and fragrant flowers. Wonderful for street 
and lawrn planting, as these 
trees develop into beautiful 
specimens. A rapid grower 
and perfectly hardy. 
| Each 
Per 21 Per 4 
5-6 ft. . . 
$0.80 
$1.50 
$2.85 
6-8 ft. . . 
1.00 
1.83 
3.50 
MAPLE, HARD or SUGAR. 
Foliage turns to beautiful 
golden yellow in Autumn. 
Fine for lawn and avenue 
planting. 
I Each 
Per 21 Per 4 
5-6 ft. . . 
$0.95 
$1.80 
$3.50 
6-8 ft. . . 
1.25 
2.35 
4.50 
MAPLE, SOPT or SILVER 
LEAF. Hardy tree of 
rapid growth, for quick 
shade. Thrives almost 
everywhere. Free from 
insects, pests and disease. 
Each 
Per 4 
Per 12 
4-5 ft... 
$0.15 
$0.50 
$1.25 
5-6 ft.. . 
.20 
.65 
1.75 
6-8 ft... 
.35 
1.25 
3.50 
8-10 ft.. 
.50 
1.75 
5.00 
MULBERRY, TEAS WEEP- Sugar Maple 
ING. Has a fine, graceful, 
weeping head. Very hardy. Excellent for planting on the 
lawn as a specimen tree or in pairs on each side of the walk. 
The fruit attracts birds. One of the prettiest of the small 
weeping trees. 2-yr. heads, 5-6 ft. stems. 
$1.35 each: $2.50 per 2; $4.75 per 4. 
RUSSIAN OLIVE. Lawn tree; spreading 
top; black shiny bark; silvery white 
foliage. Small yellow and very frag¬ 
rant blossoms. Hardy as far north as 
Canada. Good hedge or screen, as it 
stands pruning. 
1 Each | Per 2 [ Per 4 j Per 12 
3-4 ft. 
$0.25 
$0.45 
$0.75 
$1.80 
4-5 ft. 
.40 
.75 
1.35 
3.75 
Teas Mulberry 
BOLLEANA POPLAR. When you come to 
Shenandoah, on the north side of my 
studio building you will notice a beau¬ 
tiful shiny green leaf tree that has kind 
of a silvery appearance. The bark is 
blue. That is the Bolleana Poplar that I planted five years 
ago. It is now 35 feet high and attracts a great deal of atten¬ 
tion. Plant this tree in partial shade on the north side of your 
building and it will last for years. 
| Each | Per 21 Per 4 
$0.60 
$1.00 
.75 
1.35 
2.50 
5- 6 ft. 
6- 8 ft. 
WISCONSIN WEEPING WILLOW. This tree is a vigorous 
grower: has graceful drooping branches with long, narrow, 
bluish-green foliage. Is extremely hardy. Almost as popular 
as the Niobe Golden. 
4- 5 ft. 
5- 6 ft. 
I Each | Per 41 Per 12 
O 
o 
$1.40 
.60 
2.15 
$4.00 
5.75 
PUSSY WILLOW. This popular willow grows somewhat in the 
shrub form. Before the leaves come on, it has many gray 
catkins up and down the stem. 3-4 ft. size 35c each; 3 for 
$ 1 . 00 . 
SEEDLING TREES 
Grown Especially for Windbreak and 
Wood Lot 
Every farm home in the country these days realizes the 
necessity for a wood lot and a windbreak. These splendid shade 
tree seedlings are nursery-grown, well rooted and vigorous. 
You can plant them in rows so they can be cultivated and in 
a very short time you will have a windbreak that will add real 
value to your farm. You can grow your own fence posts by 
having a wood lot, too. 
Add some of these larger sized ones to your nursery order 
that amounts to $10.00 or more and I will pay the express or 
freight on them for you. 
The following method of laying out a grove is the one best 
suited where a large number of seedlings are to be planted. 
First, mark out your rows the desired distance apart, not 
less than 8 feet. Then with the plow, run a furrow as deep 
as possible throwing the dirt both ways. Next lay the seedlings 
in the trench with the tops resting on one side. Then with one 
horse run the plow along the opposite side to throw the dirt 
back on the roots. Next straighten the trees and tramp the 
dirt firmly around the roots. Willows which are often used as a 
snow hedge, should not be set more than 3 feet apart in the 
row. Ash, Elm, Box Elder, and Maple are best set at least 8 
feet. 
Catalpa and Osage Orange are practical because they make 
fine wood and fence posts. Plant these two trees about 3 feet 
apart, and then when they get up to fence post size, cut out 
every other tree. 
Chinese Elms are the most rapid growing of all, and if you 
will let them grow up without any pruning of side branches, 
they will provide a dense windbreak that will stop the snow 
and wind. 
Black Locust, Carolina Poplar and the Willows are good to 
plant in ditches to prevent soil washing. They are recom¬ 
mended for this purpose by State Agricultural Colleges. 
Variety _ Size _ 
Ash, Green, 12-18 in., POSTPAID. 
Ash, Green, 18-24 in. 
Box Elder, 12-18 in., POSTPAID. 
Box Elder, 18-24 in. 
Catalpa, 12-18 in., POSTPAID. 
Catalpa, 18-24 in. 
Catalpa, 2-3 ft. 
Elm, American White, 12-18 in., POSTPAID 
Elm, American White, 18-24 in. 
Elm, American White, 2-3 ft. 
Elm, Chinese, 12-18 in., POSTPAID. 
Elm, Chinese, 18-24 in. 
Elm, Chinese, 2-3 ft. 
Locust, Black, 12-18 in., POSTPAID. 
Locust, Black, 18-24 in. 
Maple, Silver Leaf, 12-18 in., POSTPAID. . . . 
Maple, Silver Leaf, 18-24 in. 
Maple, Silver Leaf, 2-3 ft. 
Russian Mulberry, 12-18 in., POSTPAID. . . . 
Russian Mulberry, 18-24 in., POSTPAID.... 
Russian Mulberry, 2-3 ft. 
Osage Orange, 12-18 in., POSTPAID. 
Osage Orange, 18-24 in., POSTPAID. 
Carolina Poplar, 18-24 in. 
Carolina Poplar, 2-3 ft. 
Russian Olive, 12-18 in., POSTPAID. 
Russian Olive, 18-24 in., POSTPAID. 
Walnut, Black, 12-18 in., POSTPAID. 
Walnut, Black, 18-24 in. 
Willow, Laurel Leaved, 18-24 in. 
Willow, Laurel Leaved, 2-3 ft. 
Willow, Golden, 18-24 in. 
Willow, Golden, 2-3 ft. 
Per 
Per 
Per 
25 
100 
200 
$0.50 
$1.55 
$2.75 
.60 
1.85 
3.50 
.55 
1.75 
3.25 
.75 
2.25 
4.00 
.45 
1.40 
2.65 
.60 
1.75 
3.25 
.80 
2.40 
4.50 
.35 
1.15 
2.10 
.50 
1.60 
3.00 
.65 
2.00 
3.75 
.75 
2.25 
4.25 
1.00 
3.00 
5.75 
1.25 
4.00 
7.50 
.45 
1.45 
2.75 
.60 
1.75 
3.25 
.45 
1.35 
2.50 
.60 
1.75 
3.25 
.75 
2.25 
4.00 
.55 
1.65 
3.10 
.75 
2.00 
3.75 
.90 
2.50 
4.75 
.35 
1.00 
1.75 
.50 
1.50 
2.75 
.75 
2.75 
5.00 
1.00 
3.75 
7.00 
1.10 
3.85 
7.00 
1.50 
4.85 
9.00 
1.00 
3.40 
6.50 
1.25 
4.25 
8.00 
.85 
2.90 
5.50 
1.00 
3.60 
7.00 
.85 
2.90 
5.50 
1.00 
3.60 
7.00 
Seedling Evergreen Trees 
For 
Windbreaks 
Postage 
Paid 
These young evergreen trees should be planted in the gar¬ 
den or in beds for the first two years and cared for the same 
as you would take care of Cabbage plants. The more shallow 
cultivation you give them, the better. They should have 
shade the first year. Shades can be made from lath with a 
space about 114 inches between each lath; place the laths 
north and south. 
Small transplants (T) are cheaper in the long run than 
Seedlings (S) and we recommend that you get the smaller 
transplants. However, all are thrifty, vigorous, well rooted 
and in fine shape for shipping early in the season. It is 
always advisable to mulch small Evergreens the first season, 
early in the fall, using well rotted straw or leaves around 
the base of the tree. 
Correct Distances to Plant Evergreens 
for Windbreaks 
We advise 8 feet apart in a single row, 10 feet apart in 
two rows, 14 feet apart in three rows. The ideal windbreak 
is a four or five row windbreak planted 14 feet apart in 
the row and the rows 20 feet apart. Every other row should 
have the trees planted even with the open spaces of the 
previous row, in other words, zig-zag. 
All Postpaid 
Seedlings are shipped by parcel post, these prices post¬ 
paid, and they will come to you separately from our grower 
in eastern Nebraska. 
ALL POSTPAID 
i Size In. 
Per 25 
Per 50 
Per 100 
American Arborvitae . 
6-9 S 
$ 1.25 
$ 2.00 
$ 3.50 
American Arborvitae . 
9-12 T 
2.75 
5.00 
9.00 
Plr, Douglas . 
6-12 T 
2.50 
4.70 
9.00 
Pine, Austrian . 
6-12 S 
1.40 
2.40 
4.50 
Pine, Austrian. 
12-18 T 
3.00 
5.75 
11.00 
Pine, jack . 
6-12 S 
.90 
1.50 
2.75 
Pine, Jack . 
12-18 T 
2.40 
4.50 
8.75 
Pine, Ponderosa . 
6-12 S 
1.40 
2.40 
4.50 
Pine, Ponderosa . 
12-18 T 
3.00 
5.75 
11.00 
Pine, Scotch . 
6-12 S 
1.00 
1.60 
3.00 
Pine, Scotch . 
12-18 T 
2.50 
4.70 
9.00 
Spruce, Black Hill 
6-12 S 
2.00 
3.60 
6.80 
Spruce, Black Hill . 
6-12 T 
2.50 
4.70 
9.00 
Spruce, Norway . 
6-12 S 
1.00 
1.60 
3.00 
Spruce, Norway . 
12-18 T 
2.20 
3.80 
7.80 
Spruce, Colorado Blue . 
6-12 S 
1.50 
2.60 
4.80 
Spruce, Colorado Blue .... 
12-18 T 
5.00 
9.50 
18.00 
Spruce, White . 
6-12 S 
1.20 
1.90 
3.30 
Spruce, White . 
12-18 T 
2.50 
4.70 
9.00 
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