Profits in liaising Christinas Trees 
I T is estimated that five million Christmas 
Trees are used in the United States 
every year. The use of the Christmas 
Tree is a well established custom in every 
section of the country and is being continued 
in even greater numbers year after year. 
Growing Christmas Trees in plantations 
near the large consuming centers is an at¬ 
tractive business proposition. This is par¬ 
ticularly true for centers in the Eastern and 
Middle Western States which are rather 
distant from a natural source of supply. 
Several such plantations are already in ex¬ 
istence. In a plantation adjacent to a good 
public road, all trees could be sold right on 
the ground to people passing in automobiles. 
There is a growing preference for Christ¬ 
mas Trees which have been produced locally. 
There are several reasons for this. One rea¬ 
son, probably the most important, is the 
fact the trees retain their foliage throughout 
the holiday season. They are usually cut a 
week or so before Christmas and if kept in a 
cool place will not shed their needles even 
though brought into a warm house and left 
for a week or ten days. 
There is also a great advantage with the 
home grown trees in the general shape and 
character of the trees. Those produced at 
home have a thriftier appearance and are 
apt to be of much better shape. 
Trees usually planted are Norway Spruce. 
They can be lined out directly into field 
rows and if cultivated the first year or two 
they will quickly become established. 
Further details will gladly be sent on 
request and prices quoted for various quan¬ 
tities of planting stock. 
Japanese Spurge (Pacliysamlra terininalfs) 
A broad-leafed Evergreen plant growing 
six to eight inches high and forming a close 
mat-like growth, formed by planting several 
plants close together. 
When used as an underplanting, it gives 
finish to your plantings of shrubs, trees and 
floAvers, by covering the bare soil. It helps 
E\ r ergreens to conserve moisture when plant¬ 
ed beneath them, furnishing more of a 
natural forest condition. It is good for 
growing on banks and terraces, its fibrous 
roots and creeping stolons help to hold the 
soil. It is an excellent plant for a low border 
along drives and walks. It is an ideal plant 
for window boxes both winter and summer. 
It is just the thing for bare spots under trees 
where grass will not grow. It makes a beau¬ 
tiful and perpetual covering for graves in 
cemetery plantings. It thrives in city yards 
under smoky conditions. Bulbs may be 
planted in it. It is also an interesting plant 
in a rock garden. It is perfectly hardy under 
all conditions, stands severe freezing with¬ 
out discoloring. It has a bright green, 
attractive foliage. 
6 to 8 inch size 
10 100 1000 
,|1.50 $12.00 $90.00 
25 at the 100 rate. 250 at the 1000 rate. 
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