EVERGREEN HEDGES 
When winter winds blow, your garden can be sheltered and peaceful—a haven for birds. Also, tender trees and shrubs require 
protection and a hedge is as good as an unsightly burlap screeen. Write for more information. 
HOW FAR APART TO PLANT 
FOR HEDGES? 
The best results are obtained from evergreens 
12 to 24 inches high, planted 18 inches apart. 
Plants from 2 to 4 feet high should be set 2 feet 
apart. Plants 4 to 6 feet high should be set 2^ 
to 3 feet apart. 
JAPANESE YEW HEDGE 
This is the hardiest of the Yews (Taxus) and 
should give to America the fine hedges the 
English Yew gives to Europe. It continues put¬ 
ting on new growth all summer, so may be primed 
with sharp knife or shears at any time. Allow it 
to grow about two to four inches each year—no 
more. Keep the bottom wider than the top. 
A HEDGE OF HEMLOCK (TSUGA) 
Soft and Dense 
One of the finest Evergreen Hedges. Trim it so 
as to be wide at the bottom and narrow at top. 
Can be sheared at any time during summer. 
Allow it to grow 4 to 6 inches a year—cut off the 
rest of the new growth. To avoid a formal effect, 
prune in June or early July. 
ARBORVITAE (THUJA) 
This makes a fine hedge in the North. Prune 
any time during the Summer. Cut inside the 
surface—do not multilate the foliage itself. Can 
be kept to narrow width. Should increase about 2 
or 3 inches height each year. 
JAPANESE CYPRESS (CHAMAECYPARIS) 
Like the above, but better adapted to climate 
Zones V and VI. Can be allowed to grow 4 to 6 
inches a year and still remain dense and bushy. 
Dwarf Boxwood ( Buxus ) 
SPECIAL HEDGE OFFERS 
( 100 ) ( 1000 ) 
Japanese Yew (Upright) 
*15 to 18 inches XXX .$45.00 . 
Hemlock 
*12 to 15 inches with ball.$30.00 $250.00 
Arborvitae 
18 to 30 inches X .$12.00 $ 80.00 
*12 to 18 inches XX . 45.00 400.00 
Japanese Cypress (Plumed Cypress) 
Green and golden varieties (order by color) 
*12 to 15 inches X .$27.00 $210.00 
Norway Spruce 
* 7 to 16 inches X .$10.00 $ 55.00 
*12 to 15 inches XX . 18.00 . 
Dwarf Boxwood 
* 6 to 8 inches X .$22.00 $180.00 
Japanese Barberry 
18 to 24 inches.$15 00 $120.00 
Ibolium Privet 
*12 to 15 inches.$ 5.50 $ 32.50 
SMALL TREES and SHRURS for LINING-OUT 
Surprisingly few years turn seedlings into specimens. We specialize in small sizes. Through the catalog they are indicated by 
SEEDLINGS (“S”) 
Many varieties are raised from 
seed. These very small plants must 
be handled with extra care. They 
should be planted about four inches 
apart in beds. Here they are left two 
years and for the first year, during 
the heat of the first Summer, should 
be shaded by a lath screen. In the 
Autumn, mulch to prevent frost- 
heaving. At the end of two years, 
they should be taken from the beds 
and treated as transplants. 
ROOTED CUTTINGS (“R.C.”) 
Many varieties do not come true 
to type from seed. These are propa¬ 
gated by cuttings of branches rooted 
in sand. For this reason, cuttings are 
much more expensive than seed¬ 
lings. They require the same care 
(for the first year) as seedlings, but 
once they have passed a Winter in 
the beds they can be treated as 
transplants. 
GRAFTS 
Some trees which do not come 
true from seed will not even take 
root readily. These varieties are 
grafted on established roots of re¬ 
lated species and when the graft is 
healed are perfectly hardy and can 
be treated as transplants. For this 
reason it is best to buy grafted 
varieties one year old. See “Young 
Aristocrats.” 
TRANSPLANTS (“X”) 
Evergreens that have been moved, 
or have had their roots pruned, tend 
to throw out extra roots near the 
stem, forming a close compact ball 
of fibrous roots that can be easily 
dug up. The transplant is sufficiently 
sturdy to be planted out in the open 
field in rows. Here the roots have 
room to grow, and the tops have 
room for shapely development. 
F. W. KELSEY NURSERY CO. 
Established 1878 
Members American 
Association of Nurserymen 
50 Church St.* New York, N. Y. 
Telephones: COrtland 7-2660 and 2661 
L. E. Manning, President 
C. N. Skinner, Vice-Pres. 
E. T. Kelsey, Secretary 
THE DUBOIS PRESS. ROCHESTER. N. Y. 
HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS 
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