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Evergreen Trees for Specimens 
Carolina Hemlock Tsuga caroliniana 
Much richer in appearance than the common Hemlock, being of more compact 
habit; the cones are larger—an inch or more in length. E ac h 10 
IK to 2 ft.$2 00 $18 50 
2 to 2K ft. 2 50 23 50 
Japanese Hemlock Tsuga sieboldii 
Combines all the attractions of the graceful growth of the native Hemlock 
with the added charm of its more decorative needles and cones. It is still a rare 
tree in this country and few are acquainted with its beauty. Each 
3 to 3K ft. Specimens.$3 50 
3K to 5 ft. Specimens.$5 to 10 00 
7 to 9 ft. Specimens.$15 to 25 00 
Tke Care of Trees and Skruks after Planting 
T HIS is especially important for the first few years until they shall 
have become thoroughly established in their new location. It is 
really a very simple matter, if thought be given to a few points as 
to what is essential to provide for the most successful results in planting. 
In the first place, a tree or shrub in its younger stages naturally makes 
its roots near the surface of the ground, and for a time after it is planted 
every effort should be made to continue the growth of these surface roots 
until it shall have put forth its deeper, permanent feeding-roots, which will 
search the lower strata of soil for food and moisture. This can be most 
successfully done by applying a thick mulch of manure 3 to 4 inches deep 
to the ground, after planting, which will keep the surface soil loose and 
moist and at an even temperature, not alternately hot in the baking sun 
of mid-day in summer and quickly frozen in early winter. This mulch 
also permits the free passage of air and falling moisture into the soil. 
In case the appearance of a mulch is undesirable, the planting should be 
so arranged that low-growing varieties may be planted close together at 
the front of a group or border to screen the ground in the interior of the 
bed. Or again, the same ends are accomplished if a sufficient dust-mulch 
is provided by constant cultivation. 
During periods of drought, new plantings, especially of Evergreens, 
should be thoroughly watered so that the soil is kept constantly moist. 
If Evergreens are not protected by the planting of thick masses of de¬ 
ciduous trees and shrubs which would form a windbreak, artificial barriers, 
as of Evergreen boughs, should be erected in places which will prevent a 
direct draft from the prevailing inclement wind from blowing through the 
plants. Most Evergreens are “winter killed,” not so much from actual 
cold as from the fact that the soil around them is not thoroughly and com¬ 
pletely mulched to prevent early freezing and thereby enabling them to 
absorb moisture until late in the winter, and from their exposure to the 
drying winds through lack of proper protection. Always remember that 
thrifty plants, well manured and properly attended to in spring and fall, 
are less exposed to attacks of insect enemies or fungous diseases than 
plants which are ill-tended and uncultivated. See page 70. 
ANDORRA NURSERIES 
