OUR STOCK 
In view of the special class of trees and shrubs we handle, it is possibly 
well for us to say a word about them. Ever since the establishment of 
these Nurseries it has been our practice to grow a stock of thoroughly fine 
trees and shrubs to a large size, so well rooted and prepared for trans¬ 
planting that it is possible for our customers to secure trees and shrubs 
to give immediate effects, and not be obliged to wait several years for 
stock to make a showing, as is the case with ordinary nursery trees. 
To attain this object it has been necessary, not only to practice 
careful cultivation, but to allow the amount of space necessary for each 
tree or shrub in order that it might become a perfect specimen of its 
kind. With this in view, our plantations are laid out with wide rows, and 
when the small plants are set out from the seed- and cutting-beds, they are 
placed far enough apart to develop without interfering with the growth of 
their neighbors, and when they are again regularly transplanted, the same 
point of "plenty of room” is carefully considered. We take pride in the 
fact that here at Andorra trees and shrubs are given more individual space 
than at any other nursery in this country, and we are able to dig specimen 
trees without in any way interfering with others in the rows. This enables 
us to get the entire root system of the tree or shrub, and accounts for 
the successful growth of our stock after transplanting to the destined 
positions. 
SHIPMENTS 
Our shipments are packed under personal supervision, and our system 
is so arranged that all orders are cross-checked, not only to avoid possible 
errors but to eliminate the chance of a plant which may not be in thor¬ 
oughly first-class condition leaving the place. We are often asked how large 
a tree we can ship. Every day during our busy season we are handling 
material up to 30 feet in height, and as much as 6 to 7 inches in diameter. 
When trees are too large for our ordinary packages, in bales and cases, we 
ship by car-load, and frequently use gondola cars and build them up. For 
large quantities this is by all means the most economical and best method 
of packing. We build the four sides of the car, board by board, as the 
stock is loaded, and when finished and roofed in we have practically a large 
box 40 feet in length, 10 feet in width and 8 to 9 feet in depth. In this 
way it is possible to avoid all chance of broken branches or of having the 
trunks and limbs barked by forcing them into the ordinary box cars. 
Evergreens are always given special attention, and, when necessary, 
the roots are carefully burlaped. Owing to our careful system of packing 
we can ship even car-loads to the Pacific coast in perfect condition. 
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