PLANTING ORNAMENTAL TREES 
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Ornamental Department 
We are offering herein a few of the best ornamental deciduous and ever¬ 
green shade trees and flowering shrubs, varieties that are well adapted for 
general planting throughout the Pacific Coast. We call particular attention 
to the fine varieties which we are growing, and will state that all of these 
trees are thrifty and stocky—highly suitable for park, school grounds, avenues 
and highways, as well as for single specimen planting. 
Should any of our customers desire to engage the services of a landscape 
architect, to submit drawings and plans for ornamentation of parks, highways 
or home grounds, we are in touch with a competent man who could take care 
of this branch of the business and make suggestions which would be of great 
value to any one proposing to make a planting this season. These plans can 
be secured at reasonable figures for such work, and we will take pleasure in 
assisting our customers in the selection of such plants as they may require 
for their proposed planting. # . . 
The pruning of ornamental’trees and plants at time of transplanting is just 
as important as the pruning of fruit trees. When the tree is taken up from 
the nursery (especially very large ornamental trees) at least one-half of the 
roots are cut off, so that top pruning is just as important as root pruning. 
Deciduous trees that are 6 ft. high should be cut back to 4 ft.; 8-ft. trees should 
be pruned to 6 feet; trees that are 10 to 12 ft. high should be cut back to 8 ft. 
If there are any lateral branches below the point where the trees are cut back, 
such branches should be cut back to at least one-half. In future pruning, 
trees and shrubs should be allowed to assume natural form, removing only 
such limbs that overlap or limbs that make too long a growth should be 
shortened in to preserve uniformity of the head. 
DECIDUOUS TREES 
Flowering This is one °* the earliest and most beautiful, of 
® flowering deciduous trees. The flowers appearing 
(Amygdalus Davidiana) j n early spring in great profusion before any 
foliage appears. 
On account of their large size and shape they resemble very much that of 
small roses. The tree is a very vigorous. grower. We propagate both the 
pink and the white double flowering varieties. 
Almonds, 
3 to 4 ft 
Each 10 
$ .50 $4.00 
